#  @bbcworldservice BBC World Service BBC World Service posts on YouTube about the world, china, science, in the the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCQXHTFnQYFTqN0MqmNh9EIA/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +66% - [--] Month [----------] -71% - [--] Months [----------] +127% - [--] Year [-----------] +35% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCQXHTFnQYFTqN0MqmNh9EIA/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +3% - [--] Month [---] +7.10% - [--] Months [---] +12% - [--] Year [-----] +208% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCQXHTFnQYFTqN0MqmNh9EIA/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] +1.10% - [--] Month [---------] +3.40% - [--] Months [---------] +22% - [--] Year [---------] +62% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCQXHTFnQYFTqN0MqmNh9EIA/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 59.13% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 12.3% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 5.95% [finance](/list/finance) 5.95% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 5.16% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 4.76% [musicians](/list/musicians) 1.98% [stocks](/list/stocks) 1.59% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) 1.19% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) 1.19% **Social topic influence** [the world](/topic/the-world) 19.44%, [china](/topic/china) 13.49%, [science](/topic/science) 11.9%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 10.71%, [health](/topic/health) 9.92%, [what is](/topic/what-is) 9.13%, [history](/topic/history) 8.33%, [russia](/topic/russia) 8.33%, [india](/topic/india) 7.14%, [radio](/topic/radio) #407 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@bbccouk](/creator/undefined) [@bbcwhatintheworld](/creator/undefined) [@bbccom](/creator/undefined) [@doctorramani](/creator/undefined) [@learnwithnaybe](/creator/undefined) [@bbcafrica](/creator/undefined) [@bbcnews](/creator/undefined) [@strategicbasics](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Can Mexicos President Claudia Sheinbaum fight crime and protect democracy too - BBC World Service Does putting the army on the street and scrapping the police mean a safer Mexico Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Will forcing the countrys judges to fight for election loosen the grip of the drug cartels Is it time to ban bullfighting for good As Mexicos first female President takes office a deeply divided panel debate questions from people across the country. The panel: Arturo Avila Spokesperson for the governing Morena Party in the Chamber of Deputies Denise" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-UGU36Q_iD8) 2024-10-14T17:05Z 1.9M followers, 101.3K engagements "How the Higgs boson was discovered - Witness History BBC World Service Ten years ago scientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (Cern) made an announcing excitement they had discovered the Higgs boson particle the so-called God particle. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Physicist Andre David was one of the scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider the powerful particle accelerator at Cern. He described the moments leading up to the discovery and explained how it felt to be one step closer to understanding the origins of the universe. Listen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1XpCnCVfuYk) 2022-07-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.4K engagements "Hind Kabawat: Syria's only woman minister pushes for change - Global Women BBC World Service In Syrias new government what difference can one woman make in a cabinet of men charged with moving a nation from war to peace Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A little more than a year after Bashar Al-Assads regime was ousted ending decades of dictatorship former opposition leader Hind Kabawat is tackling some of the toughest jobs in her Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. Im not here for window dressing is her rebuke to critics who say shes a token woman a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4sqTIQoetC8) 2026-02-02T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 19.8K engagements "Is climate anxiety actually helpful - BBC World Service #shorts Fear anxiety sadness anger dread and powerlessness are some of the many feelings that go with whats called climate anxiety or sometimes eco-anxiety. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Dr Daniella Watson details the goldilocks zone of climate anxiety the point where concern about the future of our planet can become a motivator for climate action. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4vsulUiAOuI) 2026-02-05T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "'I bought Macclesfield FC while drunk and it saved my life' - Lives Less Ordinary BBC World Service Rob Smethurst bought a bankrupt football club while his life was unravelling then they went on to make football history and save him in the process. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Entrepreneur Rob Smethurst never planned to become the owner of a football club. In the grip of alcohol addiction and on a four-day drinking binge he bought Macclesfield FC a bankrupt small-town club way down in the rankings with a crumbling football stadium. When Rob arrived at the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5NJ-PoQqx9w) 2026-02-04T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Whats inside a black hole - BBC World Service Albert Einstein refused to believe black holes could exist even though his own theory showed they did. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Today their existence has been proved but they remain one of the greatest mysteries in theoretical physics. BBC World Service explains what we know (and what we dont know) about this fascinating phenomenon. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Albert Einstein's theory of relativity 01:43 Roger Penrose's new findings challenges Einstein's work 02:02 Why black hole mysteries are yet to be" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6CEP9magSqQ) 2024-08-06T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 199.2K engagements "Why do we love coffee so much - BBC World Service #shorts Looking for an excuse to pause and sit down with a coffee ☕ Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Well having a daily cup or two can be beneficial. Here's the BBC's Ruth Alexander with a look at what's going on when we take a sip and why so many of us love to get our daily caffeine hit. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6c9wVBYN1mQ) 2026-02-02T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 30.5K engagements "BSL signed: Stories from children of deaf adults - BBC World Service At a young age CODAs take on the big responsibility of interpreting for their parents outside the home in a world built for the hearing. That means they are often emotionally switched on assiduously punctual confident and by necessity mostly very organised. Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice Humera Iqbal associate professor of psychology at University College London steps into their remarkable world meeting CODA children as they chat and translate while their families are out and about getting things done." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=88iOjbduhbo) 2021-12-20T16:55Z 1.9M followers, 11.2K engagements "Why people in China are seeking parental love online - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Its always nice to scroll past some wholesome content on your socials - think clips of cute cats cooking videos positive affirmations or ASMR. Sohow about internet parents Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In China POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up when its cold outside or reminding you not to skip meals - are racking up millions of views. Fans leave lots of comments sending love to their digital mums and dads but lots of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AeR4aZtimnI) 2026-02-03T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Greenland: Trump Rare Earths and a New Arctic Power Game - Global Eye BBC World Service This week on #BBCGlobalEye Katya Adler reports from Greenland on Donald Trumps attempts to take control of the arctic island and its coveted mineral wealth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Also are Interpols systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad #BBCEye investigates. Plus BBC Persian's Ghoncheh Habibiazad explains how can we verify reports of a revolution during an internet blackout. 00:00 Global Eye Episode [--] 01:53 Eye on Greenland:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ax8jyNys11A) 2026-01-26T19:00Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements "How doomscrolling can make you feel overwhelmed - BBC World Service #shorts Stress is something most of us have experienced in our lives but evidence suggests that our phones are making things worse. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of What in the World psychologist and BBC reporter Claudia Hammond talks about how 'doomscrolling' can contribute to feeling overwhelmed and how you can still keep yourself informed without negatively affecting your mental health ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BXP_dwN4ups) 2026-02-06T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 15.8K engagements "What happened to Russias elite Black Berets in Ukraine - BBC World Service Documentaries In October [----] Russia sent men from the elite 155th Marine Brigadethe Black Berets to take the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ramaz Gorgadze a young aspiring TikTok rapper was among them. Before the assault he sent a last message to his mother and then went missing. Days later a rare protest letter from the Black Berets emerged online. The men claimed that inept commanders threw them into an incomprehensible offensive and called them meat." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BigN9awZC5M) 2023-12-18T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 584.8K engagements "Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics leak reveals - BBC World Service #shorts Internal files from an Interpol whistleblower shared exclusively with #BBCEye and Disclose reveal that Russia is consistently breaking Interpol's rules when requesting arrests abroad. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A whistleblower also told the BBC the organisation has quietly diluted extra scrutiny measures it had in place for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in [----]. Peoples lives have been turned upside down after being targeted by Interpol wanted" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BrXGsI6e7ss) 2026-02-03T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Are Scotland excited to be at the T20 World Cup - BBC World Service #shorts Scotland had a late call-up to men's T20 World Cup following Bangladesh's withdrawal. Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblade tells Stumped how they feel about being part of the tournament. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ds2MuKQfbKg) 2026-01-31T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "How are students in Sudan studying during the civil war - BBC World Service #shorts In Sudan where a civil war has been raging for over two years millions of students have had their education disrupted. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Over half of all schools are in conflict zones. Many schools are being used as shelters and many students have missed their exams. In some parts of the country there is no education at all. BBC journalist Maha El Gaml explains how students are coping and a university student in Sudan tells us how his education has been affected" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ik9ME6_joII) 2025-12-02T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 13K engagements "Move over Ibiza it's time for religious clubbing - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Bhajan clubbing is Indias latest cultural trend. People across the country are swarming to bhajan concerts. Instead of club music and vodka shots theyre enjoying devotional music chanting and chai. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But its still high energy with lots of production like lasers. Many have praised the events for offering a wholesome alternative to traditional clubbing and a nice way to connect with like-minded people. Lots use the opportunity to get" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JKQzJzkUpLw) 2026-01-29T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Who and what are in the Epstein files - BBC World Service Were talking about the final release of the Epstein files today. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Three million pages [------] images and [----] videos were posted by the US Justice Department last week. Apparently if you piled them on top of each other it would be twice as high as the Eiffel Tower It can all get a bit overwhelming about what and who exactly is in them. But thats what were gonna explain in this episode. Some of the names include: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Donald Trump Bill Gates and Bill" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LDg4ftwI4Sk) 2026-02-04T16:00Z 1.9M followers, 46.8K engagements "What do Pakistan fans think of their refusal to play India - BBC World Service #shorts Pakistan cricket journalist Shahid Hashmi tells us Stumped what reaction has been like following the news that Pakistan are refusing to face India in group stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LFnAy4aTnOw) 2026-02-07T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "'The information apocalypse is threatening democracy' - The Interview podcast BBC World Service With over [--] years in journalism Maria Ressa describes todays information landscape as a war zone where online attacks including doxxing misogynistic hashtags and manipulated images dont just stay online. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM They spill into real-world intimidation and violence. Marianna Spring the BBCs Social Media Investigations Correspondent speaks to Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa co-founder of the independent Filipino news outlet" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O2IwXu7QV4k) 2026-02-01T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.1K engagements "Why are more adults than ever getting cancer younger - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Cancer cases among under-50s around the world appear to have risen sharply in the past [--] years. Studies show there are rising numbers of breast colorectal and other cancers in people in their 20s 30s and 40s. But what is driving the increase and can anything be done to stop it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to freelance health journalist David Cox about what scientists think could be driving this worrying trend. 00:00 Intro 01:20" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R6OR_SpmAGI) 2025-03-08T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 836.1K engagements "How an Einstein discovery is behind all our smartphone photos - BBC World Service #shorts Did you know we can thank Einstein in part for our smartphone cameras Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM You probably know him best for his theory of relativity but he actually received a Nobel Prize in Physics in [----] for explaining one of lights weirdest behaviours: the photoelectric effect The world hasn't been the same since then: the photoelectric effect has gone on to shape all kinds of technologies - from solar panels to the camera in our smartphones. Here's how." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RZWQC8xpfXo) 2026-01-30T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Grammys: Chappell Roan stuns and Bad Bunny calls out ICE - BBC World Service Its the biggest night in the music industry calendar every year musicians from all over the world flock to the Grammys in the hopes of picking up an award. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But this year the ceremony is also hitting headlines for the speeches and not just the wins. Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish both called out ICE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - in their speeches. And off-stage Justin Bieber and Kehlani attended the ceremony wearing ICE OUT badges. Chelsea" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T22XASjKlqI) 2026-02-02T17:14Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Has there been a rise in abductions across Kenya - BBC World Service #shorts Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that have rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths. Kenya is a young country where 67% of its youth is unemployed some of them say that the new generation is not being listened to. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel fielding questions covering alternatives to government leadership inequality and whether abductions and killings in Kenya are part of a concerted effort" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TN7_PB_frw0) 2025-12-22T18:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements "Vera Wang on ageism in the fashion industry - [---] Women BBC World Service A prominent fashion designer who has been at the forefront of fashion since the 1970s Vera Wang has expanded her business from bridal wear to include fragrance publishing home design and more. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In an exclusive BBC [---] Women interview the designer and fashion icon speaks about ageism and her experience of becoming a viral sensation at the age of [--]. New-York born Wang also discusses how to tackle the growing conflict between fashion and sustainability and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TaqDLf2DycE) 2022-04-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 267.3K engagements "Is the 'American Dream' affordable - The Presidents Path podcast BBC World Service A look at how the Trump administration is addressing affordability in America. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Caitrona Perry Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann look at affordability in the US. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the state of US politics in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover whats on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk 00:00 Intro 01:09 How is the Trump administration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIuZkdr6Tsc) 2025-12-13T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 51.7K engagements "Men's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh replaced by Scotland - Stumped BBC World Service Bangladesh have withdrawn from the Men's T20 World Cup after citing safety concerns amid growing tensions with India. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Alison Mitchell Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by Bangladesh cricket journalist Tawhid Qureshi who reflects on The Tigers decision to withdraw from the tournament after the ICC rejected a request to move their games from India to co-hosts Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited safety concerns amid growing tensions between the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vfp_8P1Qb90) 2026-01-30T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 30.8K engagements "Why young Indians are ditching clubbing for devotional concerts - BBC World Service Bhajan clubbing is Indias latest cultural trend. People across the country are swarming to bhajan concerts. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Instead of club music and vodka shots theyre enjoying devotional music chanting and chai. But its still high energy with lots of production like lasers. Many have praised the events for offering a wholesome alternative to traditional clubbing and a nice way to connect with like-minded people. Lots use the opportunity to get dressed-up in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g_IE-YDH9DA) 2026-01-29T16:03Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "The Watermelons: Myanmars military moles - BBC World Service Shorts The Myanmar military is now riddled with soldiers betraying their colleagues. Military green on the outside rebel red within. They are known as "Watermelons". But why are these military spies prepared to risk everything #BBCEye investigates. Watch the documentary here: https://youtu.be/w8cDs0FgHhc Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hWiEllRldCY) 2024-12-26T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 13.9K engagements "Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: The rise of celeb docs - What in the World podcast BBC World Service On February [--] Netflix will release Reality Check: Inside Americas Next Top Model a three-part series on the controversial modelling competition. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Tyra Banks the supermodel who hosted the show features prominently in the ANTM documentary along with former judges and coaches Jay Manuel Nigel Barker and Miss J. We look at why Tyra might want to offer her own take on past controversies. Melania Trump Taylor Swift Beyonc and Billie" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jIyH-z8LGBs) 2026-02-10T13:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Nasa's 'kids' who worked on Apollo [--] - [--] Minutes to the Moon Season [--] Ep [--] - BBC World Service "Heres some 26-year-old kid who could stop the lunar mission." The on-board computer sounds a "1202" alarm but what does it mean Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice In this episode Kevin Fong meets the unsung heroes who saved the day. Presented by: Kevin Fong. Starring: Steve Bales Charlie Duke John Aaron Glynn Lunney Gerry Griffin Jerry Bostick Gene Kranz (Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center History Office) Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music. Watch more about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mjdu7cf3qVk) 2021-02-18T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements "Why are there millions of empty houses in Japan - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In Japan the number of abandoned homes - known as Akiyas - is at an all-time high with [-------] million properties sitting empty on city streets and turning rural communities into ghost towns. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lucy Hockings is joined by BBC Tokyo correspondent Shaimaa Khalil to ask why these abandoned homes are such a problem What they say about Japan's existential population crisis And whether there are any solutions 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Spotting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ojNm2TxqfN4) 2024-11-16T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5.2M engagements "Is the US going to attack Iran - BBC World Service For weeks President Donald Trump has been threatening to attack Iran and hes sent what he called an armada of combat ships and fighter jets to the region. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Hes mentioned two main reasons for the military build-up there: Irans nuclear programme and the killing of protesters in the country. International news organisations are often refused visas to report from inside Iran so its difficult to know exactly how many protesters were killed but some human rights groups say it could" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=owyk0uyVCa8) 2026-01-30T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Is [----] the year of the robot butler - BBC World Service #shorts Companies around the world are racing to introduce AI powered domestic helper robots into to our homes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But asking a robot to safely and efficiently master some of the most basic things in the household like folding laundry or stacking a dishwasher is proving to be a hugely complex technical challenge. The BBC's Joe Tidy travel to Silicon Valley to meet some of the companies racing each other to ship a useful bot to homes as early as this year. ----------------" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sbZHpziljVU) 2026-02-04T12:31Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "What happened to the Belarusian women who stood up to Lukashenko - BBC World Service Documentaries Alexander Lukashenko a Belarus strongman and one of the longest serving leaders in the world once said that a woman could never run his country. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Then three of them challenged him. Sparked by Lukashenkos victory in the presidential election that many in Belarus and abroad labelled as rigged mass protests swept Belarus in August [----]. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Minsk and other cities to oppose Lukashenkos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sc3CvDq52y8) 2025-09-03T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 45K engagements "Why people in China are seeking parental love from strangers - BBC World Service Videos of strangers offering parental love are gaining traction in China. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up when its cold outside or reminding you not to skip meals - are racking up millions of views. Fans leave lots of comments sending love to their digital mums and dads but lots of the most popular accounts werent originally set up for this purpose. So - why are they so popular The BBCs Eunice Yang whos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uuTVvDyNYfc) 2026-02-03T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "What does Turkmenistan's 'gates of hell' crater look like - BBC World Service #shorts In the middle of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan theres a massive fiery pit officially called the Darvaza Crater - but also known as the gates of hell. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The fire - which is man made - has been burning for over [--] years. But now satellite images suggest that the brightness of the crater has started to dim. Turkmenistan is trying to finally put out the fire. Watch more episodes of What in the World here 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y911QOsIlsA) 2025-01-05T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 2.5M engagements "Pakistan to play at T20 World Cup - but refuse to face India - Stumped BBC World Service With the T20 World Cup starting on Saturday 7th February Pakistan will take part but have refused to play against tournament co-hosts India. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It's a been a tumultuous build up to the ICC Men's Twenty [--] World Cup which has already seen Bangladesh withdraw and be replaced by Scotland. This episode was recorded on Thursday 5th February in the UK and at the time of recording Pakistan will take part but they won't play their group stage match" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ymvhMhZS7xk) 2026-02-06T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 40.6K engagements "How to cope with climate anxiety - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service Millions of people around the world say they experience the emotions associated with what experts call climate anxiety. So what exactly is it And what are the best tips for dealing with it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Fear anxiety sadness anger dread and powerlessness are some of the many feelings that go with whats called climate anxiety or sometimes eco-anxiety. A global survey of [-----] under 25s found that 60% were very worried about climate change and nearly half said" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=15hMHoTYgzU) 2026-02-02T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 15K engagements "From Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: Are celebrity documentaries just PR - BBC World Service On February [--] Netflix will release Reality Check: Inside Americas Next Top Model a three-part series on the controversial modelling competition. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Tyra Banks the supermodel who hosted the show features prominently in the ANTM documentary along with former judges and coaches Jay Manuel Nigel Barker and Miss J. We look at why Tyra might want to offer her own take on past controversies. Melania Trump Taylor Swift Beyonc and Billie Eilish are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9nySyIh_WxQ) 2026-02-11T10:25Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "'How I forgave myself for denying who I am' - BBC World Service #shorts Willis Chimano is one of Kenyas biggest pop stars. With the boyband Sauti Sol hes won a string of awards and even danced with President Barack Obama. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But behind the success Chimano had a secret: being gay in a country where gay sex is criminalised and people who identify as LGBT+ can experience violence and harassment. Since his childhood Chimano had been hiding his sexuality but then in [----] he was outed. Suddenly his career stood its toughest test as he" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Df7d5LF0FTM) 2026-02-11T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Vaccine to fight Australia's koala chlamydia crisis - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Australian koalas are having a hard time in the wild. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM As many as 80% of some populations in eastern Australia have chlamydia and it can be deadly. Theyre also facing habitat loss from urbanisation and natural disasters. In areas like New South Wales they're listed as endangered - meaning that they're at risk of becoming extinct. BBC reporter Tiffanie Turnbull tells us about some of the recent moves the Australian government has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IpnqXt88xbA) 2025-09-23T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 34.5K engagements "Palau: Why this small island matters to China Taiwan and the US - Global Eye BBC World Service Global Eye is a weekly programme from the #BBCWorldService bringing you forensic journalism from all corners of the world by the critically acclaimed #BBCEye investigative unit - and features expert global correspondents taking you to the heart of the biggest international stories. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this weeks episode Shawn Yuan reports from the small Pacific island nation of Palau exploring why its unique location gives it geopolitical importance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KC4bSQZsmXU) 2025-11-24T19:00Z 1.9M followers, 32.2K engagements "Ciabatta: Born to battle the baguette - Witness History BBC World Service In [----] Italian rally car driver Arnaldo Cavallari decides to create a new form of bread. He's sick of the popularity of the French baguette. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Cavallari eventually creates a bread and decides to call it 'ciabatta' Italian for 'slipper' due to its shape. Check out more Witness History videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLz_B0PFGIn4cfahLaE406BWHwYkYHqB57 ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T1wfQjyekdc) 2023-04-10T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.5K engagements "Unmasking Chinas Cryptoqueen: Behind Britains biggest bitcoin seizure - BBC World Service Docs This is the story behind Britain's biggest ever seizure of cryptocurrency. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Between [----] and [----] thousands of ordinary Chinese people handed their money over to an investment company that promised them fabulous riches. That vision collapsed when the shadowy figure behind it Qian Zhimin fled to the UK with a Bitcoin stash bought with their money. #BBCEye Investigations speaks to victims and the UK police to find out how the scheme" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VAoSHnNJk0Y) 2025-11-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 753.4K engagements "Could China actually invade Taiwan - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Taiwan is an island about [---] kilometres off the coast of China - nearly [--] million people live there. Taiwan is self governed but China says its part of its territory. Only [--] countries (plus the Vatican) officially recognise Taiwan as a country. Taiwan is increasingly worried that China could be preparing to take the island by force. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Whatever happens there could affect your whole online life because Taiwan makes most of the worlds computer chips" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WqLRAGpBizA) 2025-12-16T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 143.7K engagements "President Trump's response to Minneapolis - The President's Path podcast BBC World Service Minneapolis unrest grows after federal agents fatally shoot Alex Pretti. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this episode of The President's Path Caitrona Perry Fin Gmez and Bernd Debusmann look at how Donald Trumps administration is handling the unrest in Minneapolis. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the state of US politics in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover whats on the minds of those closest to power. You can" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YQm1ybJiV2c) 2026-01-31T13:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Chinamaxxing: How being Chinese became cool online - BBC World Service As usual we have been spending far too much time on social media watching endless videos and scrolling for days. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM One thing that keeps on coming up is people talking about Chinamaxxing. This all about Gen Z celebrating and recognising their Chinese technology and Chinese brandsand then choosing to use more of these Chinese-made products than they have before. But its going further than that. Its now a trend to embody a supposed Chinese lifestyle. We chat" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eIVeblIlQHA) 2026-02-12T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Humans vs AI: Whos more creative - BBC World Service Can AI make better art literature and music than humans Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM What will the future of AI and creativity look like And how do we even define creativity These are some of the big questions swirling around right now. And its something that we discuss a lot on the team. Some people argue that AI is becoming integral to the future of art; making the process more streamlined and time effective. Many creatives also use tools such as ChatGPT to generate ideas. But not everyone is a fan." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fBZiyZ2D9Lk) 2026-02-05T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Luigi Mangione: Who is he and whats he accused of - The Mangione Trial podcast BBC World Service Accused of murder Luigi Mangiones case went viral. Jordan Dunbar presents a timeline of events and with the help of guests Terri Austin and Joel Finkelstein he reflects on what we know about this extraordinary case so far. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In The Mangione Trial we unpick the facts and debunk the conspiracies. Mangione has been charged with killing health insurance chief executive Brian Thompson charges he denies. Thompson was shot in broad daylight" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p-TntofsVfY) 2025-02-18T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements "Why Palau is a diplomatic prize for US Taiwan and China - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Palau is a tiny Pacific nation of just [-----] people but its location has made it a strategic prize in the diplomatic contest between China and Taiwan and the broader strategic battle between Beijing and Washington. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode BBC's Global China Unit reporter Shawn Yuan takes us inside Palau where he found a country grappling with diplomatic pressure from Beijing and growing concerns about China from the country's long-time" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5lO6f5qbeo) 2025-12-27T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 13.3K engagements "Why a big win for Malaysia started a huge sport scandal - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Fifa football's international governing body has accused Malaysia of trying to fast-track foreign players into the men's national team using fake documents in one of the biggest scandals to ever rock Malaysian football. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The saga began after lowly-ranked Malaysia beat Vietnam 4-nil with the help of seven new foreign-born players who had been added to the team due to their Malaysian heritage. But Fifa later ruled that the documents" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q1PHH-MSjLU) 2026-02-07T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 29.1K engagements "How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever - BBC World Service Modern humans and Neanderthals are classified as separate species. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM According to biologists they shouldnt have been able to breed. But they did. We know this because many of us have some Neanderthal DNA. BBC World Service explains what we gained when Homo sapiens mated with Homo neanderthalensis many thousands of years ago. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Neanderthals and Home sapiens 01:01 Species deriving from Africa Europe and Asia 02:07 Comparing Neanderthal genome" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGaISDYuUFA) 2024-08-20T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.9M engagements "From War to Peace: Syrias fragile new beginning - Global Eye BBC World Service This week on #BBCGlobalEye Lyse Doucet reports from Damascus on the challenges of building a new Syria after more than a year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Also #BBCEye investigates how foreigners are covertly lured to fight on the frontline for Russia. Nawal Al-Maghafi reports. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM And from within Syrias new government what difference can one woman make in a cabinet of men charged with moving a nation from war to peace 00:00 Global Eye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yf0dPhSjdqk) 2026-02-02T19:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Will Australia's social media ban for under-16s work - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Why are Australian teens being kicked off social media Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Australia will ban children under the age of [--] from using social media after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. Tech companies could be fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; 25.7m) if they don't comply. But as many parents know keeping teenagers off social media is a challenge. So can a ban like this really work And how might it be implemented In this episode Lucy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-FNIAzYLCQA) 2024-12-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.2M engagements "Is a four-day week the future of work - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Can a four-day work week really make us healthier and happier Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A study published earlier this year found that reducing the working week from five days to four significantly improved peoples wellbeing. So why hasnt it become the norm yet In this episode of What in the World BBC Global Health Reporter Sofia Bettiza explores the latest data on the four-day work week how reliable it is what the results tell us and what it could mean for the future" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-JJ4OE0rZJo) 2025-09-25T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 173.3K engagements "Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad on fighting for Yazidi women - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad endured the Yazidi genocide in Iraq carried out by the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) in [----]. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM She was captured by IS militants forced into slavery and subjected to rape and abuse. After her escape Murad has bravely recounted her ordeal to the world to raise awareness about conflict-related sexual violence. She partnered with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to hold IS accountable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0-aV-T_XPiw) 2024-12-18T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 176.7K engagements "AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity - BBC World Service A research paper predicting that artificial intelligence will go rogue in [----] and lead to humanitys extinction within a decade is making waves in the tech world. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The detailed scenario called AI2027 was published by a group of influential AI experts in the spring and has since spurred many viral videos as people debate its likelihood. The BBC has recreated scenes from the scenario using mainstream generative AI tools to illustrate the stark prediction and spoken" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1UufaK3pQMg) 2025-08-01T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 10.8M engagements "The Schools that Break Children - BBC World Service Documentaries #BBCEye investigates Chinese disciplinary schools found to collude with parents to abduct troubled teens forcing them into military-style training to fix them at a devastating cost. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every year across China thousands of troubled teens attend disciplinary schools. These schools are part of a lucrative industry that promise anxious parents that military-style discipline will resolve everything from concerns over disobedience and depression to gender and sexual" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1mHEmDz8I8k) 2025-12-12T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 375K engagements "What is umami and MSG - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Sweet sour salty bitter and. umami. Have you heard of the fifth taste Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Umami meaning "delicious flavour" in Japanese was discovered by a chemist in Japan in [----] but it took nearly [---] years for it to be recognised as a fifth distinct taste by scientists. It is described by many as a savoury or meaty flavour. In this programme Ruth Alexander learns about the chemist who first discovered umami and the industrially produced version he created - monosodium glutamate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1sFHBsLJzJg) 2024-04-01T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 200.6K engagements "The Indian girls fighting child marriage with football - BBC World Service Sport can be life changing in a country where millions of girls are illegally married in childhood limiting their futures to a life of domestic chores and dependence on their husbands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Football is one way some young girls are fighting back finding a way to become financially independent carve out their own identities and to resist the pressure to marry early. Divya Arya has met some of them in the north-western state of Rajasthan. 0:00 Intro 01:04" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1zBEmgLy1co) 2026-02-11T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Why is sand being smuggled - BBC World Service Every year sand worth billions of dollars is smuggled around the world. Criminal gangs have become involved in this illicit trade using intimidation bribery and violence. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we explore how illegal sand mining is impacting local communities and devastating the environment. 0:00 What are the stakes in illegal sand mining 0:32 What is sand used for 1:37 Why cant we use desert sand in construction 1:58 How big is the illegal sand market 3:08 What is illegal sand mining 3:31 Illegal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2ASGA9lBJTY) 2025-11-12T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 426K engagements "The unsolved mysteries of Egypt's Pyramids of Giza - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The Pyramids of Giza are among Egypt's most famous landmarks. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Great Pyramid is made up of [---] million stone blocks weighing five million tonnes. For centuries no-one has known precisely how they were built or how the stones were transported. Using radar satellite imagery historical maps and geophysical surveys a research team has mapped a long-lost ancient branch of the River Nile - which they believe was buried by a major" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2NxVn2g1INQ) 2025-05-29T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 16.6K engagements "How two years of war in Gaza changed the world - BBC World Service When a ceasefire deal was agreed in the Israel-Gaza war Donald Trump declared the historic dawn of a new Middle East. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But both the region and the rest of the world have already been reshaped - by a domino effect set in motion on [--] October [----]. 00:00 How war in Gaza has changed the world 00:54 How [--] October [----] set off a domino effect in the Middle East 02:05 Irans Axis of Resistance against Israel 02:34 The Israeli armys offensive in Gaza 03:04 Israels" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2gKc1pIECHM) 2025-10-28T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 57.6K engagements "How Nepal is saving its tigers - BBC World Service Documentaries In [----] the Himalayan nation of Nepal was one of [--] countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by [----]. In the decade since Nepal is the only country to have achieved that goal. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Over that time other iconic species including rhinos and elephants have also seen an increase. What's behind the success And what does it mean for the communities living with the tigers The BBC's Asia editor Rebecca Henschke reports in "Return of the tigers" from Bardiya" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2pGfxcZZNfE) 2022-08-24T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 6.7M engagements "Child labour behind global brands' best-selling perfumes - BBC World Service Documentaries A new investigation from BBC Eye takes you to the heart of the jasmine trade in Egypt to reveal the dark secrets behind the perfume industry. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Children are working in dangerous conditions throughout the night and pickers are often earning as little as a dollar a day while huge profits are made by the giants in the perfume industry. Over half of the worlds supply of jasmine is produced in Egypt and this story reveals the true human cost of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3295wEpmajo) 2024-05-27T23:01Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements "Countdown to India v Pakistan - Stumped BBC World Service Alison Mitchell Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta build up to the biggest and most lucrative match in cricket. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After much debate Pakistan against India at the T20 World Cup will go ahead after the Pakistan government ended its order for a boycott. We'll also reflect on one of the most memorable matches in T20 World Cup history. South Africa edged past Afghanistan after not one but two dramatic super overs in Ahmedabad. South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj joins us on the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3kDM-qrF-VI) 2026-02-13T13:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "What are some of the key issues facing Australia - World Questions podcast BBC World Service Soaring house prices the rights of indigenous people healthcare and knife crime just some of the issues raised in this debate about the future of Australia. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond is joined by a panel of leading politicians and commentators who take questions from across this vast nation. Panellists: Katy Gallagher: Minister for Finance Labor Party Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: Green Party John Pesutto: Liberal Party Alexandra Smith: Sydney" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4znUSGQYfMs) 2025-01-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 804.2K engagements "Obama Clooney and French Gates tackle child marriage - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service Each year [--] million underaged girls are forced into marriage - a crisis that at the current rate will take over [---] years to fix says the UN. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Now three of the world's most high-profile humanitarians have vowed to tackle the issue together. In a BBC [---] Women exclusive Michelle Obama Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates talk to BBC Gender and Identity Correspondent Megha Mohan about the work they do to combat child marriage and amplify the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5smEoYI9lAw) 2023-11-27T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 170.9K engagements "Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service Billions of people around the world rely on a little cup of coffee to get them through the day. But have you ever stopped to think about what it's doing to your body Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We take a deep dive into your coffee cup to see what the caffeinated drink does to the human body and what happens if you have one too many espressos. We also go on a short history trip to see how it went from humble beginnings in Ethiopia to a worldwide billion-dollar industry. Find more of the best BBC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=62wEk02YKs0) 2024-05-16T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.9M engagements "The moment the BBC found a hotel spy camera - BBC World Service #shorts A #BBCEye investigation has uncovered a network of hidden cameras secretly filming people in hotel rooms across China. For over a year a BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel and was shocked to discover footages of hotel guests intimate moments being streamed without their consent. 📽 Watch the documentary Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry: https://youtu.be/yYhwEYnvdIo ---------------- Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This is the official BBC World Service YouTube" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7-654ZSislA) 2026-02-13T09:00Z 1.9M followers, 16.2K engagements "How one Taiwan comment reignited a fiery China-Japan feud - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a comment about Taiwan in Parliament - a comment that stoked the embers of a centuries-old bitter rivalry between Tokyo and Beijing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM China has responded with a series of actions including suspending the import of Japanese seafood. Japan has refused to retract its statement - a request made by China to the United Nations. Neither side seems ready to back down. To understand what's at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7gaN1rbvnl8) 2025-11-26T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 108.4K engagements "Lab-grown meat: Why are countries banning it - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Lab-grown meat is often touted as the solution to climate-friendly meat production. But in some parts of the world governments are introducing laws to stop it from being produced. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On the Global Story podcast Lucy Hockings speaks with Graihagh Jackson host of The Climate Question programme on the BBC World Service and our Asia business reporter Nick Marsh. They discuss whether cultivated meat is a potential solution to the climate crisis" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7kFU7_EGA6c) 2024-07-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 287.2K engagements "How the Great London Smog of [----] killed thousands - Witness History BBC World Service Seventy years ago thick polluted smog descended on London bringing the city to a standstill and leading to the deaths of an estimated [----] people. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Great Smog of London lasted for four days. In response the government passed the Clean Air Act of [----] to reduce the use of smoky fuels such as coal. Witness History spoke to Dr Brian Commins who worked for the Medical Research Council's Air Pollution Unit set up at St. Bartholomew's hospital" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=90kq35cWZz4) 2023-11-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 156K engagements "'We had sex in a Chinese hotel then found we had been broadcast to thousands' - BBC World Service Eric and Emily are among many unsuspecting hotel guests filmed by hidden cameras in hotel rooms across China. A #BBCEye investigation uncovered the scale of the spycam porn trade by infiltrating one network operating on Telegram for over a year that streamed footage of hotel guests without their consent. 📽 Watch the documentary Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry: https://youtu.be/yYhwEYnvdIo ---------------- Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9RCJP7_mbJA) 2026-02-08T11:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "How do sea turtles navigate - CrowdScience BBC World Service It's one of the greatest mysteries in the animal kingdom - how do sea turtles navigate Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Some sea turtle species can travel more than [-----] miles in a single year. And females return to the same beach where they were born to lay their own eggs. Nearly all species of sea turtle are threatened so scientists are trying to understand how they navigate and where they go to help protect their habitats. More on how birds and turtles navigate 👉" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9scOgtXTNfQ) 2022-07-25T08:16Z 1.9M followers, 115K engagements "Are health claims about CBD true - What in the World podcast BBC World Service CBD products are everywhere. Its in oils vapes lotions even gummy bears and fizzy drinks. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM There are claims it can help improve your mood sleep and relieve chronic pain. But a new study says these claims are too good to be true. In this episode of What in the World we explain everything about CBD check out some of those health claims and find out if it can get you high. 00:00 Introduction 00:56 What is CBD and how is it made 01:32 How is it different" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ABS6gNNvChM) 2024-11-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 37.1K engagements "Can Trump win a trade war with China - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service The long-running economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This week US President Donald Trump brought in tariffs against China in an effort to strong-arm the growing superpower into submission and strengthen American markets. But Beijing hit back raising its own tariffs escalating a trade war that could have implications for both countries. Trump is betting that tariffs will make America and American people richer." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AoZ79U1j5r0) 2025-02-08T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.5M engagements "Occupied - BBC World Service Documentaries Warning: Distressing images of war and description of torture. On March [--] Dmytro Bahnenko a journalist in Kherson southern Ukraine watched Russian tanks roll down his street. As his world like many Ukrainians turned upside down he secretly started filming everything around him sensing history in the making and sharing the footage with BBC Eye. Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice Over the next three months Dmytro records his citys resistance. Acts of defiance including large demonstrations are followed by a violent crackdown. The city" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BJSzVW6ZYOA) 2022-10-19T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 767.6K engagements "Venezuela's oil ghost towns - BBC World Service #shorts In Venezuela neighbourhoods once a sign of the country's oil boom feel deserted. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C3yLOoyD4C8) 2026-02-11T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "What are the key issues facing the Baltic nation of Lithuania - World Questions BBC World Service It is the NATO frontline but three years after the invasion of Ukraine Lithuanians worry their country could be next. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Defence spending is rising fast NATO has committed a permanent brigade and Lithuanians are organising themselves into rifle clubs and citizen defence forces. The rights of minorities US designs on Greenland and relations with Denmark all feature as Jonny Dymond and a high power panel debate Lithuanias biggest" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CUS_UCGP1cM) 2025-02-14T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 150.6K engagements "Chinas invasion timetable for Taiwan - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service China has given its clearest sign so far at how it would blockade and forcefully take Taiwan with large-scale military drills surrounding the island. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The live-fire drills disrupted thousands of airline passengers as Chinese forces simulated blockading ports and stopping cargo ships carrying American weapons to help the Taiwanese defend themselves. China claims the drills show its militarys increasing ability to control the Taiwan strait and force" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DOdqa-yjcVI) 2025-12-31T09:28Z 1.9M followers, 98K engagements "Why everything in science is connected - BBC World Service Science is like a giant web where every discovery builds on past and present knowledge. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Without Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler it's hard to imagine some of Albert Einsteins most important theories - and his work also provided part of the foundation for Andrea M. Ghezs discovery of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. We explore this idea in this video through four major Nobel Prize-winning scientific breakthroughs. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Db7QoAekk5k) 2025-12-17T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 130.5K engagements "Is independence an option for Greenland - World Questions podcast BBC World Service Independence from Denmark the costs of mining for rare earth minerals and Inuit peoples rights are some of the challenges facing the autonomous territory of Greenland. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel of leading politicians from Greenland and Denmark to debate the future of this fascinating Arctic region and take some tough questions from the public. The panel: Naaja Nathanielsen Minister of Industry Raw Materials Mining and Energy Greenlandic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DrLMqrqR7vg) 2025-11-16T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 26.1K engagements "Noise: The not-so-silent killer - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service How sounds could be damaging your health. Long-term exposure to the noises of everyday city life has been linked to higher levels of stress diabetes and heart disease. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBCs health and science correspondent James Gallagher about life in two of the worlds loudest cities Barcelona in Spain and Dhaka in Bangladesh. And James puts his own body to the test to find out how it responds to the most annoying" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E9YqjfMyS8I) 2025-03-22T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 191.8K engagements "Why Filipinos go abroad to make a living - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Millions of workers leave the Philippines every year in search of temporary work often leaving children and family behind. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Many of them are women in domestic work staying with families in a foreign country taking care of other people's children and managing daily household chores. For many of the workers going overseas is a chance for them to break away from low-paid jobs in the Philippines but will a time come when the country's economy can" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EABgCNr053g) 2026-01-24T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 128.9K engagements "Chinamaxxing: The viral trend about being Chinese - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Something that keeps on coming up is people talking about Chinamaxxing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This is all about Gen Z celebrating and recognising their Chinese technology and Chinese brandsand then choosing to use more of these Chinese-made products than they have before. But its going further than that. Its now a trend to embody a supposed Chinese lifestyle. We chat with Shawn Yuan from our Global China Unit and BBC reporter Nathalie Jimenez to hear how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EMNj5Q-4Gsg) 2026-02-12T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements "How do journalists cover a disputed election in Myanmar - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service A raging civil war a popular former leader detained and an exodus of citizens abroad aren't ideal conditions for holding an election. But Myanmar is holding one anyway. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The countrys military junta government is pressing ahead with a three-stage vote that many outside observers say is a stage-managed process held in a climate of fear - entirely performative with the result of the election a foregone conclusion. With early polls" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EkMUetaT9xs) 2026-01-07T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 65.9K engagements "Why is China building the worlds biggest dam - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service China has started work on the worlds biggest hydroelectric dam project. Its going to cost over [---] BILLION dollars and send power down from the Himalayas all the way to Hong Kong. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this edition of The Climate Question Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar hear about the huge scale of the Motuo Hydropower project from the BBCs Laura Bicker in Beijing. Laura describes how the dam will carve its way through the Tibetan plateau" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F0-gFqg3Sq4) 2025-12-29T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 74.4K engagements "How the US election will shape America's global role - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In the first of our pre-election series we look at America and. the World. The United States has long been seen as the worlds leading superpower. It is home to the globes biggest military and political force but has many diplomatic challenges. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM From the wars raging in Europe and the Middle East to the growing influence of global rivals like China to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea. This years" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FCD8kag8RVE) 2024-09-28T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 214K engagements "The Missing Cryptoqueen: Dead or Alive - BBC World Service Documentaries A BBC investigation into the fate of Ruja Ignatova the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin.and the worlds most wanted woman. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Dubbed the Missing Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova is on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion and then vanishing. Now #BBCEye and #BBCPanorama investigate her close ties to a suspected Bulgarian organised crime boss and allegations that she was brutally assassinated. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FTnTToWEHvI) 2024-06-03T05:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements "The city no journalist can enter: El Fashers battle for survival - BBC World Service Documentaries Described by the UN as "Hell on Earth where people could lose their lives on any day" a million people are living under bombardment in El Fasher capital of north Darfur. The siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has prevented any journalists from entering the city for the last [--] months. Footage shot by three residents of El Fasher for #BBCEye and #BBCAfricaEye Investigations reveals the daily battle to survive. Warning: This film contains some violent and graphic scenes that" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HXw7y8w2irA) 2025-04-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 147.9K engagements "Gaza: Dying for Food - BBC World Service Documentaries As the UK and others officially recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations Panorama and #BBCEye investigate the desperate shortages of food in Gaza and the allegations of war crimes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With Israel expanding its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and blaming Hamas for the shortages of food there Jeremy Bowen the BBCs international editor asks what all this means for the million or so Palestinians who now face being displaced from their homes in Gaza City and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IA8YL_Datm0) 2025-09-23T17:15Z 1.9M followers, 328.6K engagements "Exploring grief and shame with children born from rape - BBC World Service Documentaries [---] Women Contains content some viewers may find distressing. This BBC documentary explores the stigma and feelings of shame surrounding people conceived by rape through the personal journey of a British mum Sammy Woodhouse who was a grooming victim and gave birth to her son after she was abused as a child. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Sammy Woodhouse loves her son more than anything but the truth of how he was conceived is a shadow that hangs over them. What happens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IE9Iq82hy7I) 2023-05-25T16:30Z 1.9M followers, 1.4M engagements "One year of war in Gaza: Life death and hope - BBC World Service Documentaries Life and Death in Gaza a BAFTA award-winning film from the World Services #BBCEye investigations team for BBC Storyville is made by four Palestinians living through extraordinary times. Filmed from the first days of the war Khalid Aya Adam and Aseel document their own lives as they endure bombing raids multiple evacuations family separations and reunions deaths and even the birth of a new life amidst the chaos. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Self-shot over the course of a year" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IOEapxExQ84) 2024-10-14T23:03Z 1.9M followers, 455.1K engagements "Why are some people bad at maths - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service When CrowdScience listener Israel from Papua New Guinea did badly on a maths test in third grade he looked around the class and realised that almost all the other students had received a better result. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Since then he has always wondered: Why are some people better at maths than others And Israel isnt the only one to think about this. Our listeners from all over the world describe their relationships with numbers which run the full gamut from love to hate." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IUa2HQYUPJc) 2024-09-09T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 806.1K engagements "Bad Bunnys Super Bowl halftime show - BBC World Service Bad Bunny made history on Sunday as the first artist to perform almost entirely in Spanish at the Super Bowl. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The performance has been interpreted as a love letter to his native Puerto Rico and featured plenty of references to the island and Latin culture more broadly. But the performance which included a special appearance from Lady Gaga has also sparked controversy political backlash and a lot of debate. BBC Sport reporter Sam Harris joins us from San Francisco" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=J_2r7yiDTGY) 2026-02-09T16:00Z 1.9M followers, 29.3K engagements "Iran's drought crisis - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Iran is facing its worst drought in decades with rainfall hitting a record low. Several of the reservoirs that supply water to the capital Tehran are almost empty: one of them the Latian Dam is currently holding less than 10% of its capacity. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The government is encouraging people in Tehran to use less water and putting heavy restrictions on water supplies especially at night. But Irans president Masoud Pezeshkian has also suggested another solution - relocating" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JiiYTJPtZCY) 2025-12-18T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 56.3K engagements "The Trap: Inside the blackmail scam destroying lives across India - BBC World Service Documentaries Chinese loan app scam exposed by undercover BBC investigation. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Instant loan apps promise easy money. Millions of people have taken the cash but many have found themselves trapped in a nightmare of blackmail extortion and abuse. This BBC documentary investigation reveals that in the last three years more than [--] people in India have taken their own lives after being threatened or humiliated by loan apps. But how does the scam" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JilJhn_tP-c) 2023-10-10T23:01Z 1.9M followers, 4.1M engagements "Whats the deal with Turkish hair transplants - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Turkey is becoming one of the most popular destinations to get a hair transplant. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM You might have seen videos on TikTok of guys with shaved heads and black sweatbands walking round Turkish airports or sitting on planes on the way home. Turkish officials estimate the hair transplant market was worth $1billion in [----]. People travel there from all around the world but especially the US and Europe because its so much cheaper than getting it" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jx1ZeP87C1o) 2025-04-22T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 58.6K engagements "Pig butchering scammers target BBC reporter - BBC World Service It started with a direct message on Instagram. Jessica was an attractive 36-year-old woman looking for romance. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The BBCs Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy suspected it was a scam but wasnt sure what kind. In the end "Jessica" turned out to be a "pig butchering" scammer. These fraudsters refer to their victims as pigs whom they fatten up to be "butchered" or conned out of as much money as possible. Knowing the profile for "Jessica" was fake the reporter played along for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K7Gm40-Cv48) 2024-08-08T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.4M engagements "How much water should I drink a day - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Do you know how much water you should drink Many global guidelines recommend approximately two litres a day for women and [---] litres a day for men including food. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But scientists say there is actually huge variation in how much each of us need as individuals. Ruth Alexander speaks to Professor John Speakman at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland who explains why your age sex weight and other environmental factors such as air temperature humidity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KEHyOrjYVk0) 2025-01-07T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 467.4K engagements "Five reasons why Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC World Service Iran is one country that always seems to be mentioned when it comes to ongoing deadly conflicts around the world as well as the new flashpoints in the Middle East. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM From the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas to Russias invasion of Ukraine as well as the civil war in Syria Iran has played an indirect role in the fighting even from afar. The countrys tensions with the US which have gone on for decades and its defensive strategy all play a part" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KEWp2xn67f4) 2024-03-28T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 4.8M engagements "This is what it takes to be a sumo wrestler - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Sumo is Japans national sport. Its origins go back more than [----] years and it rarely leaves Japan. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But some competitions are starting to tour - including The Grand Sumo Tournament which recently came to London. Wrestlers often start training from a very young age. And training is intense. It involves building strength and fitness - and eating. A lot. They consume around [-----] calories a day. The BBCs Mariko Oi is from Japan. She talks us" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KSQWPmcF5zQ) 2025-10-30T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 13.8K engagements "Thailands surprise election results - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Voters in Thailand stick with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party in a shock national election result. But why did Thais reject the opposition movement after polls showed an appetite for change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The elected leaders seen as part of the political establishment now have the challenge of rebuilding Thailands struggling economy. A former fast-growing Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand now faces economic woes falling birthrate and routine political" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LC5Gl8DmUo0) 2026-02-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements "Former Olympic skier on the impact of global warming on winter sports - BBC World Service #shorts Skiing snowboarding and ski-jumping rely on one thing: snow. But as temperatures rise snowfall is becoming less reliable there can be too little of it too much of it and it can be too slushy Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Former British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott describes seeing the stark effects of climate change in the European Alps. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MdoqmRTP-Ak) 2026-02-12T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Why are billionaires building underground bunkers - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Prepping is a big deal in the US. Theres even a reality TV show called Doomsday Preppers. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its when you stockpile loads of stuff - food water medicine - in case of a disaster nuclear war or an unstoppable virus. Now billionaires are taking it to the next level building underground mansions and self-sustaining bunkers that look like something out of a zombie apocalypse movie. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a $100 million" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N2Ev0v1V2bw) 2025-11-13T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 183K engagements "Captagon: Inside Syrias drug trafficking empire - BBC World Service Documentaries Captagon is a highly addictive drug that has ravaged the Middle East in recent years. Now a joint investigation by BBC News Arabic with investigative journalism network OCCRP has discovered new direct links between this multi-billion dollar drug trade and leading members of the Syrian Armed Forces and President Bashar al-Assad's family. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With evidence from deep inside the narco state we reveal Syria's military elite and its fragile wartime economy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4DaOxf13O0) 2023-06-29T11:50Z 1.9M followers, 449.6K engagements "Vanished in Libya: The mystery of Shia cleric Musa al-Sadr - BBC World Service Documentaries In August [----] Musa al-Sadr charismatic leader of Lebanon's Shia community vanished suddenly during a visit to Libya. Now #BBCEye presents significant new evidence that may hold the clue to the cleric's fate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Imam Musa al-Sadr's disappearance sent shock waves through the Middle East and politicians and journalists demanded answers from the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Yet as BBC journalist Moe Shreif reports despite dozens of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nw6bWvesMRk) 2025-09-01T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 164.2K engagements "What do tech pioneers think about the AI revolution - The Engineers BBC World Service Three leading engineers discuss the impact of the AI revolution. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Intelligent machines are remaking our world. The speed of their improvement is accelerating fast and every day there are more things they can do better than us. There are risks but the opportunities for human society are enormous. Three engineers at the forefront of that revolution come to London to join Caroline Steel and a public audience at the Great Hall of Imperial College." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oa0ZHfcalCM) 2024-08-10T11:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.3M engagements "Living alongside polar bears in the Canadian Arctic - BBC World Service In the polar bear capital of the world melting sea ice spells transformation and danger. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM While scientists in Churchill Manitoba race to understand how to protect polar bears that are threatened by climate change the town works to keep increasingly hungry bears away from its population. A story of human resilience and respect for nature on the edge of the Canadian Arctic. 00:00 Intro 01:36 Titles 02:07 Meeting the Mayor 02:55 Living with bears 05:32 Out on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oakgh52SZTI) 2025-02-09T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 631.9K engagements "Who has nuclear weapons and how did they get them - BBC World Service Its [--] years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan. At the time the US was the only country with nuclear capability but now nine countries have nuclear weapons Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we explore how those countries developed their arsenals and why others are being stopped. 00:00 First nuclear detonation 00:39 Which countries have nuclear weapons 01:15 Types of nuclear bombs: fission and fusion 01:55 Eisenhowers Atoms for Peace plan 02:45 Who are the original" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P4XYMoSGsBM) 2025-07-04T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 614.6K engagements "Will this clever cow change how we view farm animals - BBC World Service #shorts This is Veronika and she's left scientists scratching their heads after she was seen using both ends of a stick to scratch herself. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Scientists believe this is the first time such behaviour has been captured on video and has prompted many to rethink what cattle are capable of. So after watching a video of the 13-year-old Swiss Browns behaviour researchers went to the farm in Austria where she lives to study her. "The cognitive capabilities of cows" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PBdXl_l23MQ) 2026-02-09T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements "Yaba: The dangerous drug gripping South East Asia - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The Golden Triangle a border region of Thailand Myanmar and Laos is the worlds most active production zone for synthetic drugs like methamphetamine. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Synthetic drugs are made from chemicals instead of plants. But yaba - which as been around for decades and is a mix of caffeine and meth - has swept across the region and has hit Thailand particularly hard because its really cheap and easy to come by. According to UN Office of Drugs and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFhjdLpGnNM) 2025-10-09T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 44.5K engagements "Zarna Garg: Homeless teen to TikTok comedy star Lives Less Ordinary podcast BBC World Service Kicked out of home after refusing an arranged marriage Zarna Garg left Mumbai in pursuit of happiness and ended up an acclaimed comedian touring with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Click here to subscribe to our channel https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Zarna Garg was in her 40s living in New York City when she went to an open mic night for the very first time. Before that shed never even heard of stand up comedy and was only there resentfully at the insistence of her children who were convinced their mother would" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QfI9TIiq_G8) 2025-10-15T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 210.5K engagements "The new medical innovations that could change everything - The Engineers BBC World Service Three leading engineers discuss the latest advances in engineering inside the human body. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Engineering has moved inside the body to innovate like never before. In neuroscience brain implants can provide psychic communication for people with locked-in syndrome. In medication a new technology aims to deliver chemotherapy and other drugs directly to the parts that need them by bubbles in the blood stream. And ingestible electronics are being" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QpBcAu7eFnU) 2025-08-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 592.6K engagements "Chinas new visa for foreign workers - What in the World podcast BBC World Service In August China launched a new K visa to attract young science and technology graduates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It came into effect on 1st October [----] and although there isnt a lot of information about what the visa will allow people to do its getting a lot of media attention. Many people in China arent happy about it. Thats because millions of Chinese graduates cant find jobs and there are worries over preferential treatment for foreigners. Mengchen Zhang from the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RJMXLaJYF0I) 2025-10-28T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 100.5K engagements "Portion sizes: Am I eating the right amount - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service How much food is the right amount - and why is it so hard to work that out Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander explores the world of portion sizes starting with the rise of portion distortion in the United States where supersized sodas and giant restaurant plates became the norm. Nutritionist Lisa Young explains how this shift happened and what its meant for public health. In So Paulo dietitian Marle Alvarenga shares new research comparing Brazil France and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RYrbnC0S-AM) 2025-10-22T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 127.3K engagements "Why the world's superpowers are racing to control the Arctic - BBC World Service Tensions are rising at the top of the world as the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on earth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Russia and NATO have increased their military presence in the region China is expanding its influence and countries are vying for resources the melting ice may reveal. Here we explain five reasons why the Arctic has become one of the worlds most hotly contested regions. 00:00 Why are tensions high in the Arctic 00:58 What countries are in the Arctic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TkRmrPQDPFw) 2025-09-26T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.5M engagements "AI vs Humans: Whos more creative What in the World podcast BBC World Service Can AI make better art literature and music than humans What will the future of AI and creativity look like And how do we even define creativity Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These are some of the big questions swirling around right now. And its something that we discuss a lot on the team. Some people argue that AI is becoming integral to the future of art; making the process more streamlined and time effective. Many creatives also use tools such as ChatGPT to generate ideas. But" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Trod0xRddFU) 2026-02-05T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 31.5K engagements "The Tsimane Amazon tribe where people age better - BBC World Service In the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Bolivia the Tsimane one of the most remote indigenous peoples on the continent stand out for one thing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM People here age more slowly than other populations and the older Tsimane enjoy exceptional vitality as several scientific studies have shown. What is their secret BBC News Mundo travelled to meet them. 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Meeting Martina 03:12 Studying the Tsimane 04:24 Is their diet the key 06:40 Meeting Juan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TvJsXwi1Fno) 2024-08-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.2M engagements "Does carbon offsetting actually work - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Carbon offsetting is a way to try to balance carbon emissions. Its when an individual company or governments invest in projects that try to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to compensate for their own carbon footprint. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Many of the schemes - like planting trees protecting forests or switching to cleaner fuels - are set up in places like Africa or South America. But how do these schemes work in practice Do they actually reduce the overall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TxgTFYgSX-Y) 2025-01-09T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 584K engagements "The Killing Call Ep 2: Sidhu Moose Wala and the Murder that Shook India - BBC World Service Docs EPISODE 2: Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On [--] May [----] Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired hitmen who followed his car shot him through the windscreen and left him to die. As news of the killing spread across India and around the world a gangster named Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the hit. But three" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VC_clSpgak0) 2025-06-10T23:20Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements "North Korea's celebrity defectors - BBC World Service Documentaries There are [------] North Korean defectors currently living in South Korea. Most have fled the brutal regime of Kim Jong-un in the hope of a better life and some of them have become celebrities. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We follow two North Koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status yet struggle to move on from their past. Watch more films from our Life Changes documentary series exploring how we respond to the changes in the world around - and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VK7EGD0dkRY) 2020-03-28T06:00Z 1.9M followers, 465.3K engagements "How to deal with stress - What in the World podcast BBC World Service It could be your morning commute to school or work juggling studying for exams and your social life or just the constant ping of news notifications from your phone. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Whatever it is stress is something most of us experienceand sometimes it can tip over into feeling overwhelmed or even burnout. So - what can you do about it BBC presenter and psychologist Claudia Hammond breaks down the data on stress explains what triggers it and gives us her tips on how to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vh5uSwYStgw) 2026-01-27T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 119.6K engagements "How Claudia Jones fought racism with the Notting Hill Carnival - BBC World Service Witness History In January [----] the Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones launched an indoor Caribbean carnival at St. Pancras Town Hall in response to race riots that had taken place in Nottingham and London's Notting Hill area. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Claudia who had been expelled from America for being a communist organised the event to celebrate Caribbean culture. Televised by the BBC the carnival brochure declared that "A people's art is the genesis of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W_nT5A4aMO8) 2024-08-24T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 25.8K engagements "How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service Reading may feel like something that comes naturally but it's taken thousands of years for our brains to develop the capacity to do it. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM That process has in turn transformed the brain's physiology. But reading on screens and smartphones could already be changing the way our brains work. 00:00 Why aren't we born able to read 00:48 What is the origin of reading 01:12 What impact does reading have on the brain 01:39 How does reading different languages impact the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X1L1Hd3xfrU) 2025-12-06T18:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.6M engagements "Do we get enough sleep - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service We spend around a third of our lives sleeping. But many people struggle with insomnia or have difficulty staying asleep and research shows that bad sleep can increase the risk of multiple health conditions. How harmful is bad sleep to our health And what can we do about it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond speaks with Professor Russell Foster Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford and author and sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XQ767LlrDc0) 2025-03-15T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 748.7K engagements "Meow Meow: Inside Russia's Mephedrone Teen Crisis - BBC World Service Documentaries #BBCEye gains rare access to the hidden world of Russias teenage mephedrone market: meeting the dealers chemists addicts and police battling the brutal synthetic drug market. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM BBC Eye Investigations exposes the growing problem of mephedrone use among Russian teenagers a synthetic drug known as meow or the poor man's cocaine - following the entire drug chain from Chinese precursors to Russian production labs to the lives destroyed by addiction." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y5wajKa4iz8) 2025-09-25T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.3M engagements "Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service High prices busy lives and the rise of intermittent fasting mean more people are skipping breakfast. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander speaks to three experts in nutrition about whether that matters. She finds out what its best to eat for your first meal of the day and when is best to have it. Experts Courtney Peterson a researcher in intermittent fasting and associate professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the United States." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHITn1yAH_M) 2025-09-29T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 726.8K engagements "Can Peru tackle political instability & soaring crime - World Questions podcast BBC World Service This programme was recorded on 7th October [----]. Since then President Boluarte has been forced from office and her replacement has pledged to get a grip on crime. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Peru has escaped from poverty and paramilitary violence that once threatened the state itself; huge reserves of natural resources have helped boost the economy. But political instability corruption and high crime have led to mass protests across the country. Jonny Dymond" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YL1biOcwDwE) 2025-10-19T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 59.2K engagements "American mercenaries hired by UAE to kill in Yemen - BBC World Service Documentaries BBC Arabic has secured the first on-camera interviews with US mercenaries from Spear Operations Group hired by the UAE for targeted killings in Yemen. These mercenaries openly discussed their deadly operations with the BBC. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The investigation brought to light alarming evidence that Spear Operations didn't just carry out targeted killings; they also trained Emirati officers in assassination techniques. These skills were then used by the Emiratis" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z51MTI9sbFY) 2024-01-23T15:50Z 1.9M followers, 1.5M engagements "AI-trained domestic robots: From science fiction to reality - BBC World Service Domestic helper robots are becoming a genuine possibility thanks to immense investment and leaps in AI. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But asking a robot to safely and efficiently master some of the most basic things in the household like folding laundry or stacking a dishwasher is proving to be a hugely complex technical challenge. The BBC's Joe Tidy travel to Silicon Valley to meet some of the companies racing each other to ship a useful bot to homes as early as this year." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOsm1qoEr7M) 2026-01-14T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 591.7K engagements "Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines' - BBC World Service A landmark trial is underway in California that examines the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lawyers for the plaintiff referred to as K.G.M. will argue that she suffered from mental health issues as a result of social media addiction. Her team claims that the named social media companies deliberately built addiction machines that use the algorithm to keep young people hooked. K.G.M.s lawyers also argue that Meta and YouTube failed to warn of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZkQhqtivDV8) 2026-02-11T17:19Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Have we already found the fountain of youth - The Global Story BBC World Service Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs that could one day slow or reverse our ageing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For centuries people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. It might seem like the stuff of myth or science fiction but researchers have been making fascinating progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. Theres optimism that we might soon be able to use drugs to slow down or even reverse how we age extending the number of years we" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmRJlebIbiw) 2025-01-25T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 495K engagements "Should zoos exist - What in the World podcast BBC World Service An estimated [---] million people visit zoos every year. Some people see these facilities as a great way to teach people about nature and to save species from extinction. Others think theyre cruel and unnecessary. Its a heated debate. And now as more and more people are watching animal rescue videos on Instagram and TikTok it feels like the debate is hotter than ever. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM William Lee Adams from the What in the Word team talks us through the history of zoos including how" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_clwOC_Yprs) 2025-03-13T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 258.4K engagements "The Amazon: Why it matters to our climate - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service The Amazon has often been called the lungs of the planet but is it now struggling to breathe Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of The Climate Question Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar meet Dr Erika Berenguer an ecologist from the University of Oxford to find out how the worlds largest rainforest is changing. They discover why the Amazon is vital for global climate stability; storing billions of tonnes of carbon creating rain vital to the whole of South" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_m-vancebaY) 2025-11-03T13:34Z 1.9M followers, 100.8K engagements "Did body positivity ever reach Asia - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Bodyweight influences in Asia - from fashion to K-pop to social media. We examine perceptions around thinness and why Asia didnt follow the body positivity movement championed in Western countries. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The pressure to be thin shapes how many young people in Asia see their bodies with extreme diets amplified on social media. In this episode host Mariko Oi speaks to Rachel Lee from the Asia Specific team and chef and food writer Jenny Dorsey about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_t9Vg_nYU-o) 2026-02-14T00:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements "Can you travel without wrecking the planet - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Costa Rica is known as a world leader in eco-tourism. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It has lush rainforests tranquil beaches and protected wildlife and is famous for sustainable travel. Its part of a growing market that promises to protect nature support local economies and let people explore the world without harming it. But can tourism ever really be eco-friendly Or is the very act of getting on a plane staying at a resort or hotel and taking selfies in pristine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a4oGG5oIng4) 2025-08-14T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 55.1K engagements "How AI uses our drinking water - BBC World Service More than a billion messages are sent to AI chatbots every day and each interaction uses water. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM There are concerns artificial intelligence is putting stress on drinking water sources. Here we explain why AI uses water and how even more will be needed in the future. 00:00 Sam Altman's 1/15th of a teaspoon figure 01:04 How much water does AI use: study 01:36 Why does AI use water 02:01 Why do servers get hot 02:34 How does liquid cooling work 03:29 Where have there been protests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b0C56yqIkbk) 2025-07-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 811.6K engagements "Bans on social media and phones: what's the evidence - What in the World podcast BBC World Service We explore different approaches to social media and phone bans around the world. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Phones have become an essential part of most peoples everyday lives and debates about them in schools - as well as teenagers access to social media - are internationally hot topics. BBC journalist Hayley Clarke joins us in the studio to talk through different approaches to social media and phone bans in schools around the world. We also hear from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b4jTc1YpEgM) 2024-12-05T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.4M engagements "How are doctors dealing with climate change - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service Did you know that climate change is already having major health impacts around the world and they are expected to get bigger as our planet gets warmer Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These impacts range from heat stroke to the spread of tropical diseases; from hospitals losing power during extreme weather to the effect on our mental health. In this edition of The Climate Question filmed in July [----] Graihagh Jackson chats to two doctors from Malaysia and Egypt about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bsBG2jEZApI) 2025-12-01T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements "The story behind Manchester's legendary Reno nightclub - Witness History BBC World Service In [----] Nigerian man Phil Magbotiwan opened a brand new nightclub in Manchester England. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In part because of his own personal experiences of racism Phil wanted to create somewhere where everyone would be welcome Manchesters first racially inclusive nightclub the Reno was born. The nightclub became a particularly important space for Manchester's mixed heritage community who felt unwelcome in city centre venues. Phils youngest daughter Lisa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=btDjHDZnGgg) 2022-10-26T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.5K engagements "Are you ever too old to have a baby - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In countries across the world women are deciding to delay motherhood. Increased access to education more career opportunities and less financial stability means that more and more women are having children later in life. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But fewer babies now could mean more economic pressures on the rest of us in the future. We explore this complex topic with the BBC's Population Correspondent Stephanie Hegarty and Professor of Reproductive Science at University" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ciUAQ0yaJIo) 2024-03-30T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.8M engagements "What is the future of working from home - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Many companies are bringing staff back into the office for more or all of the working week. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM When the Covid-19 pandemic upended the usual way of doing business most firms were forced to change their operating practices allowing employees to work remotely where possible. But what may have looked like a permanent revolution at one stage is becoming a distant memory for some workers. Host Caitrona Perry talks to the BBCs employment correspondent" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eCRVoXbkHnw) 2025-02-15T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 1.9M engagements "Epstein files: Pressure mounts on the White House - The President's Path podcast BBC World Service Political pressure mounts on the Trump administration after the release of more Epstein files. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this episode Caitrona Perry Bernd Debusmann and Courtney Subramanian look at the ongoing pressure on Donald Trumps administration over the Epstein files. They also discuss the announcement of a new trade deal with India and President Trumps calls to Republicans to nationalise the vote. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eYRkj5mRL-I) 2026-02-07T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 76.4K engagements "How hackers stole up to $14m from ATMs - The Lazarus Heist Season [--] Ep1 - BBC World Service podcast Millions of dollars are stolen from ATMs at the same time in [--] countries. An army of money mules stuff the cash into bags. Do they know who they are really working for Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In just over two hours the thieves take nearly $14 million - all from the accounts of Cosmos Bank in India. It's a technique known as jackpotting. The hackers are back In fact the cyber criminals never went away. The Lazarus Heist Season [--] tells the story of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f-TL7tqITcg) 2023-05-01T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 152.3K engagements "What is narcissism An expert explains - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Am I a narcissist Am I dating a narcissist Is narcissism becoming more common How do I spot a narcissist Can narcissists change or be treated Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These are just some of the many questions which people - especially on social media - ask about narcissism. Its a term which gets banded around A LOT these days but what actually is it Well we took five of the most asked questions about narcissism and put them to an expert. In this episode we sit down" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f285M7_rkfs) 2025-09-04T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 214K engagements "How hot could our planet get - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service We know the planet is getting hotter because of emissions from greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide. But just how hot could it get Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this edition of The Climate Question Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar chat to NASA scientist Kate Marvel about the world of climate modelling. Kate has spent decades trying to work out what will happen to our planet as emissions of carbon dioxide increase. Although the basic facts of climate change are clear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f2H3wV2Xnvo) 2026-01-26T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 58.3K engagements "From rags to riches: The story of Abu Dhabi - Witness History BBC World Service Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the richest cities in the world. But before oil was discovered the inhabitants lived in extreme poverty with no roads schools or hospitals. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Born in Abu Dhabi in [----] author Mohammed Al Fahim grew up barefoot and without access to clean water. He describes the incredible transformation of his home. Check out more Witness History videos here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f9O289mglVk) 2023-05-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 130.7K engagements "Seizing the West Bank: Extremist Israeli settlers in control - BBC World Service Documentaries Since Hamas militants killed around [----] people in Israel on [--] October [----] extremist Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank are increasingly using violence to seize land and property which is forcing many Palestinians from their homes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Settlements Above the Law a new film from the #BBCEye Investigations team reveals how these settlers are establishing a new type of illegal settlement known as a herding outpost giving them access" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fxLDYkX7l9A) 2024-09-02T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 928.5K engagements "Overtourism: How to be a responsible tourist - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service More tourists are going on holiday than ever before coinciding with a rise in protests against tourists and growing concerns about the impact on local cultures and climates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of The Global Story Lucy Hockings is joined by Rajan Datar host of The Travel Show to discuss the problems of overtourism and what tourists and locals can do to protect the places we love to visit. 00:00 Introduction 01:23 A record year for tourism" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gfcKTMN-5CI) 2024-06-29T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.1M engagements "How North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion in crypto - BBC World Service Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out hundreds of millions of dollars of their record-breaking $1.5 billion crypto heist. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The criminals known as the Lazarus Group swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in an audacious and remarkable hack on the crypto exchange ByBit last month. Since then they have been in a cat-and-mouse game with the company and legions of crypto fans trying to stop them from turning the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gpLYnKC3mGk) 2025-03-11T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 319K engagements "Is Iceland the gender-equality haven for women it seems to be - BBC World Service A special report for BBC [---] Women asks: Is Iceland the best place in the world to be a woman Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The country tops world rankings when it comes to gender parity: parental leave conditions are so good that nearly 90% of working-age women have jobs and progressive teaching methods aim at reversing gender stereotypes. But it is also a country with persistently high rates of gender-based violence: about 40% of women subjected to physical and sexual" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h26Qjo4KKBw) 2024-12-10T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 540.3K engagements "Britain's new Hongkongers - BBC World Service Documentaries Since last year over a hundred thousand people from Hong Kong have left everything they know to escape a government accused of eroding freedoms and to start new lives in the UK. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM As Elaine Chong follows some of Britain's new Hongkongers she discovers that while some have found less stressful lives others have discovered the city's political tensions have followed them on the journey. YouTuber credits: Heidis Haven in the UK [--] Joulohuiuk UK Additional Images credit:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hQzY69IBKY8) 2022-09-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 1M engagements "Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Research into ultra-processed foods suggests they could be linked to health problems including cancers heart disease obesity and depression - but scientists are yet to agree on how they actually affect us. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Often mass-produced and containing multiple additives UPFs have become the target of nutritionists and clean-living advocates alike. But given how common they are can we realistically avoid them On this episode Lucy Hockings speaks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iqBPHyJBQQQ) 2024-08-31T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 835.9K engagements "Is a vegan diet better for your health - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service The number of vegans is on the rise across the world with many people swearing by the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. But does a vegan diet really improve your health Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This episode of CrowdScience (broadcast on radio in September 2019) explores the evidence about whether vegans are likely to live longer. With new highly processed meat alternatives becoming increasingly available in supermarkets and restaurants menus what effect are they" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jgjiMixh_nE) 2020-02-04T15:21Z 1.9M followers, 607K engagements "Why young women are donating their eggs - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The reasons women donate their eggs vary significantly. Some people say they feel a sense of pride knowing they may help other women conceive children. Others say they wanted to earn a bit of extra cash since many clinics are willing to pay donors for their eggs. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Charlotte Edwards BBC Business reporter explains how the process of egg donation works and how it varies by country. Plus: Elaine Chong an egg donor in the United Kingdom and BBC" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jv93vocUYuc) 2024-12-12T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 214.4K engagements "The Killing Call Ep 1: Sidhu Moose Wala and the Murder that Shook India - BBC World Service Docs Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On [--] May [----] Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired hitmen who followed his car shot him through the windscreen and left him to die. As news of the killing spread across India and around the world a gangster named Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the hit. But three years later" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kL8jzWS2tSY) 2025-06-10T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.7M engagements "What salt does do to your food and body - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Do you know how much salt you should be eating And if I tell you its less than [--] grams a day do you know how much that is Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact its having on the food might surprise you. Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the magical chemical reaction happening on your tongue when you eat salt and why your brain responds to that. We hear about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kh6p5Y0v_hg) 2024-10-24T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 115.2K engagements "Inside South Korea's K-beauty obsession - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service As South Korea's entertainment and cultural soft power surges abroad the country's cosmetics industry known as K-beauty is also riding the wave of growing popularity. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM K-beauty skincare and makeup brands have gone mainstream in the US and UK with sales worth billions of dollars and social media platforms driving global demand. But behind the glossy packaging and viral trends is a society long associated with intense high pressure beauty standards" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kxJ35N9S0Xk) 2026-01-03T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 162.7K engagements "The Greenlandic families in Denmark fighting to get their children back - BBC World Service Greenlandic parents across Denmark are fighting to be reunited with their children who were taken into care after authorities used parenting competency tests as part of assessments to judge their ability to raise them. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After banning the tests for use on Greenlandic people the Danish government has now pledged to review around [---] child removals but not everyones cases are being looked at. 00:00 Introduction 01:32 A protest against the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kzTmuc23cFI) 2025-11-22T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 195.4K engagements "Why are we going back to the moon - BBC World Service More than [--] years since humans were last on the moon theres a race to go back. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The US and China are both planning missions to the lunar surface and both want to build permanent bases. Its a close race and the prize is prestige and access to the moons resources. So why are we going back now And why has it taken so long 00:00 When was the last mission to the moon 00:34 What was the space race 02:02 What is Chinas moon programme 02:52 What is NASAs Artemis programme 04:27 Are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l0X_-MwtqyA) 2026-02-08T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 870.5K engagements "Why protecting animal migrations could help the planet - The Climate Question BBC World Service From wildebeest in the Serengeti to sharks in the sea climate change is altering animal migrations. It's not just impacting the wildlife but our fight against climate change itself. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every year the great migration sees hundreds of thousands of wildebeest gazelles zebras and antelopes migrate from the Serengeti plains in Tanzania to Kenya's Maasai Mara in search of water and juicy grass. But rising temperatures and unpredictable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lPl1VhStirE) 2024-06-18T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 719.7K engagements "How immigration will define the US election - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In the fifth of our pre-election series we look at America and. immigration. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US People crossing the southern border has become a hot button topic in next months election. Former president Donald Trumps forceful policies have helped him motivate a base of loyal supporters. Whereas Vice-President Harris has had just weeks to convince Americans that she has a plan. What" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lVFNQU9Z0WE) 2024-10-26T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 73.1K engagements "Which country has the best education in the world - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service A good education can help change lives but some children face huge barriers. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every few years countries around the world compete in global rankings to see which nation is deemed to have the best school system in the world. Schools in Asia often get the best results and other countries like Estonia and Canada are also highly praised. But in many parts of the world there are often huge barriers to getting children into the classroom at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=liyn5xWvx44) 2024-12-07T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5M engagements "The billion dollar Bangladesh bank heist The Lazarus Heist Episode [--] - BBC World Service podcast A faulty printer an empty room and the most daring cyber theft ever attempted. The Bangladesh Bank heist begins. Could North Korea be involved Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Lazarus Heist is the story of notorious hackers the Lazarus Group who have been breaking in all over the world in all sorts of places - movie companies banks TV stations even hospitals. Theyre dangerous because theyre unpredictable. You never know where theyll strike next and they dont" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mCX-Px7H4h4) 2021-05-16T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 295K engagements "The hidden lives of sex workers in Brazil's illegal gold mines - BBC World Service Deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest sex is traded for gold dug straight from the earth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The lives of women here are shaped by the illegal gold mines and the brothels that spring up alongside them. For some they are a source of survival; for others a source of suffering. The area occupied by mining in Brazil has more than doubled in the last decade with much of the gold ending up in the EU North America and countries around the world. But the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=md9Ieeq4LvE) 2024-12-22T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5.7M engagements "Nika's Last Breath - BBC World Service Documentaries In September [----] 16-year-old Nika Shakarami attended a Woman Life Freedom protest in Tehran. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM That day pictures taken of her burning her hijab made her an icon in the eyes of Irans protestors and a target in the eyes of the Iranian government. Nika never went home. Irans government claimed she jumped from a building but her mother never accepted it. Now #BBCEye investigates a shocking new document purportedly written by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps which reveals" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mryxqWL69gQ) 2024-04-29T23:29Z 1.9M followers, 1.2M engagements "Epigenetics: Can we change our genes - BBC World Service How can identical twins with identical genomes acquire different characteristics over their lifetimes Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its do with epigenetics. Scientists have discovered that our body has an incredible ability to turn on or off parts of its genome according to our habits our experiences and the environment in which we live. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 How genetics can change in twins 00:57 Epigenetics 02:32 How embryos get genetic information 03:38 Can trauma be passed down through our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n1Ew9jUCZLU) 2024-10-10T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 553.8K engagements "Who will win the next election in Hungary - World Questions podcast BBC World Service With elections due in April [----] can the right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban who has been in power for [--] years hold off his main political challenger Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a debate with leading Hungarian politicians and academics who take questions from the public across Hungary. The Panel: Andras Laszlo MEP Fidesz Party Timea Szabo MP PM Green Party Boris Kalnoky journalist and analyst. Head of the Media School at Mathias Corvinus" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oJG0tnurugk) 2026-01-25T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 54.6K engagements "What do young Kenyans really want - World Questions BBC World Service Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that have rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths. Kenya is a young country where 67% of its youth is unemployed some of them say that the new generation is not being listened to. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel fielding questions covering alternatives to government leadership inequality and whether abductions and killings in Kenya are part of a concerted effort from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ombHjfUoaiQ) 2025-12-14T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 236.8K engagements "How Gen Z and TikTok are changing the way we speak - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Social media is driving language change around the world at a rate never seen before. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With these changes come greater homogenisation and a risk of linguicide as we all adapt to a rapidly changing linguistic landscape. So why are things changing so fast is it a problem and what could it mean for the future of how we communicate On this episode Neil Edgeller from BBC Learning English and journalist author and linguist Sophia Smith" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p-N3-Q8WyfU) 2024-11-23T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements "How AI is changing the job market - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Applying for jobs is tough. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM First youve got to find the adverts and openings then theres the mental energy and time required to put in an application - and thats before you get to the nerve wracking interviews. But some of us are finding that process even harder than normal - putting in loads of applications and never hearing back. Some recent studies suggest that AI is a contributing factor with younger workers being replaced by AI in some" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p_kF_SDB0-c) 2025-09-16T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 577.4K engagements "Silk Road: The history behind key global trade region & China's renewed interest - BBC World Service Nestled between some of the biggest players on the geopolitical stage is a vast region filled with high mountains unnavigable rivers wide open steppes and one of the worlds worst man-made ecological disasters. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Central Asia has a rich history as a centre for culture trade and innovation but after more than a hundred years of Russian and Soviet influence the five countries that now make up the region are finding their feet again" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pfXc9LTqg-Y) 2025-04-08T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 159.4K engagements "What are the health benefits of massage - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service Massage has been used for thousands of years to soothe our aches and pains and help us relax. But which techniques are backed up by evidence Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM CrowdScience listeners Catherine and Stacy are keen for us to untangle this knotty issue so presenter Caroline Steel selflessly ventures from her desk to the massage table all in the name of science. Is there such thing as a muscle 'knot' and can massage help to get rid of them Does lactate build up in our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qHHidF7rCjs) 2022-03-30T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 554.5K engagements "Priyanka Chopra Jonas on body shaming social media and pay parity - BBC World Service Priyanka Chopra Jonas never dreamt of becoming famous but then she won the [----] Miss World pageant which provided a small-town girl with a springboard for an international career. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In an interview with BBC [---] Womens Yogita Limaye the Indian actress and producer speaks about body shaming pay parity and the pressure social media can bring. She says she was getting paid 10% of her male co-actors salary while starring in Bollywood movies and its" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rIzGuKppGMA) 2023-02-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements "What is the future of winter sports in a warming world - The Climate Question BBC World Service Winter sports face challenges from shrinking glaciers to changes in snowfall. So how can events like the Winter Olympics adapt to climate change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Skiing snowboarding and ski-jumping rely on one thing: snow. But as temperatures rise snowfall is becoming less reliable there can be too little of it too much of it and it can be too slushy Its a huge challenge both for elite winter sports and for the millions of tourists who visit ski" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rOWtM2SiAcg) 2026-02-09T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 19.1K engagements "A simple guide to chaos theory - BBC World Service According to classical physics and the laws of Isaac Newton it should be easy to predict the behaviour of objects throughout the universe with relative ease. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But in [----] a meteorologist unwittingly discovered this was not the case that there was a lot more uncertainty around us. Here's how chaos theory and its butterfly effect has changed the way we think about our Universe. Find more science videos in our playlist 👉🏽" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r_ahZOgPTsk) 2024-07-02T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements "Can electric bikes save Vietnam's most polluted cities - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City rank among the worlds most polluted cities - and millions of petrol motorbikes are huge contributors to the pollution. Vietnams government now says it has the answer: electric bikes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Vietnam is betting on one of the boldest electric mobility plans pushing more than [--] million riders to switch from petrol motorbikes to e-bikes starting in the capital. The aim is to clear the air - but the transition raises" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sTZ487PrNV0) 2026-01-14T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 138K engagements "Why Europe is asking women to get ready to fight Russia - BBC World Service Across Europe more women are being trained for war as tensions with Russia rise. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Some countries are introducing conscription policies - requiring citizens to do a period of military service. Here we explore what that means for Europes defences and the men and women being called for duty. 00:00 Europe is turning to conscripting women as tensions with Russia rise 01:05 How conscription changed from the World Wars to the Cold War 02:20 The countries which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=so2ravK4EeU) 2025-11-23T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 307.2K engagements "Kim Ju Ae: The daughter who could rule North Korea - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service For the past [--] years Kim Jong Un has been the face of North Korea but now a new Kim is increasingly sharing the stage. This episode was republished on February 1st [----] after the original version contained factual errors about who Kim Ju Ae has met. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Kim Ju Ae the teenage daughter of the North Korean leader is increasingly being seen at her fathers side during major events. Is she being groomed to become the first female leader in the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5U_CbEV0ug) 2026-02-01T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 51.8K engagements "Can we save the sinking cities of New York & Jakarta - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Dozens of coastal cities from Jakarta to Manila are sinking at a worrying speed. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Climate change too much water being pumped out of the ground for drinking and the type of land cities are built on all contribute to the problem. But people around the world are coming up with innovative ways to tackle this. Aghnia Adzkia a BBC journalist based in Jakarta shares why Indonesias capital is particularly vulnerable and how people there" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vMkh29d1CGc) 2025-07-22T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 297.3K engagements "Infertile: A couple's personal experience of IVF - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service BBC Mundo journalist Ana Mara Roura and her husband Sebastien Jess share their personal journey of attempting to become parents. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After receiving a diagnosis of infertility the couple turns to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) the most common technique in assisted reproduction. They recorded their treatments for more than three years and filmed a sort of diary that helps the audience understand the process from a scientific perspective but also dig in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wNWpBpTN108) 2025-01-26T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 23.4K engagements "How to get your best nights sleep - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping. BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wv01kkwGzb8) 2025-07-17T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 343.2K engagements "Poland - Belarus border: The illegal gateway to Europe - BBC World Service Over the last few years tens of thousands of migrants many from the Middle East and Africa have attempted to cross the border into Poland from Belarus through the Bialowieza Forest. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The increased footfall is creating both a humanitarian and ecological crisis that Belarus is accused of exacerbating for political gain. The BBCs World Service has travelled to the forest to investigate how the Belarusian government profits both from people smuggling and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wvATirtcE34) 2025-03-13T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 76.9K engagements "Why Japans PM is calling an early election - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Japans first female prime minister has called a snap election just three months into the job - a high-risk move critics call opportunistic and supporters say is about securing a public mandate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Sanae Takaichi is riding high in the polls boosted by viral moments on the world stage - from an unexpected drum duet with South Koreas president to eye-catching selfies with global leaders. But her surprise diplomacy comes against a far more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x1TD_qHVROM) 2026-01-21T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 64.3K engagements "The AI models making huge money on Instagram - BBC World Service Should AI influencers be given sports and nutrition sponsorship deals Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Aitana Lopez is the most popular of the new wave of realistic-looking AI influencers and the agency that created her say they are making thousands a months from her. We visit the Barcelona-based creators of Aitana - the most popular and highest earning AI Instagram model to find out how they curate and create her life which is followed closely by [------] followers. 00:00 On a location shoot with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x2-G4422tYA) 2024-11-12T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 871.7K engagements "Can Peru continue to protect its uncontacted indigenous tribe - BBC World Service Half of all isolated tribes could be wiped out in the next decade if more is not done to help them according to a new report by the NGO Survival International. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM 00:00 Intro 00:48 A forest encounter with the uncontacted tribe 01:22 Who are the Mashco Piro 02:52 Leticia hears the isolated tribe for the first time 03:54 A raid by the uncontacted neighbours 05:41 Managing first contact with an Amazon tribe 07:28 Why are isolated people so vulnerable" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x2jMYyp4UB8) 2025-11-05T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 819.6K engagements "Whats it like inside Turkmenistans Darvaza Crater - What in the World podcast BBC World Service In the middle of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan theres a massive fiery pit officially called the Darvaza Crater - but also known as the gates of hell. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The fire - which is man made - has been burning for over [--] years. But now satellite images suggest that the brightness of the crater has started to dim. Turkmenistan is trying to finally put out the fire. Alex from the What in the World team tells us all about how the fire" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xvGXwjbMJkM) 2025-01-02T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 729K engagements "Are anti-ageing products fine for younger skin - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Its not uncommon to see advice online on how to get beautiful glossy skin and what trendy skincare products can help achieve it. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But some of the best-selling products contain ingredients like exfoliating acids or retinol that can cause damage if used incorrectly. Dermatologists are worried about the increasing number of children trying expensive serums cleansers and creams promoted on social media that are not suitable for their age." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y-xJVbc8b_Y) 2025-02-13T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 411.6K engagements "Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry - BBC World Service Documentaries Criminals are hiding cameras in hotel rooms and private homes across China to secretly film unsuspecting victims having sex and then selling the footage online. #BBCEye investigates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Behind the profit lies devastating consequences for the people whose most intimate moments are made public without their consent. But its not just victims who are affected; women across China are going to extreme lengths to avoid being caught on camera. For over" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yYhwEYnvdIo) 2026-02-06T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 235.6K engagements "Why does Donald Trump want Venezuelas oil - BBC World Service The United States produces more oil than any other country. So why does President Donald Trump want more - and how does Venezuela fit into this Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we take a deep dive into the world of oil and explain how it has shaped the US and the global order. 00:00 The US is the worlds biggest oil producer why does it want more 00:34 Not all oil is the same 01:52 The key to understanding the US oil industry 02:36 Americas shale oil boom and the economics of oil 03:28 The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynsCt9jBbbo) 2026-01-08T10:47Z 1.9M followers, 903.3K engagements "DeepSeek TikTok Temu: How China is taking the lead in tech - BBC World Service DeepSeek TikTok CapCut Shein Temu BYD DJI Huawei - Chinese technology is everywhere and in many areas the country is challenging the former high-tech powerhouses. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its all down to an ambitious plan China set out [--] years ago. The Made in China [----] project vowed to turn China from the worlds factory to the worlds innovator. And according to experts they have largely succeeded. So how did they do it and what does it mean for the rest of the world and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z7do1hhb6fE) 2025-02-07T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.8M engagements "What is the Body Mass Index and is it the best measure of obesity - CrowdScience BBC World Service CrowdScience listener Maik wants to know what the Body Mass Index is and what his BMI score says about his body. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Maik trains dogs for a living and wonders if like different breeds of dog we simply have different body types So Marnie Chesterton comes up with some answers talking to doctors about how the BMI is used and misused in clinical practice and looks at some alternative methods for measuring our body composition. She also" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zG_ou7gzPwQ) 2024-05-14T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 99.7K engagements "Why fertility and birth rates are falling - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service The proportion of people without children is growing around the world. Why Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For some this new reality reflects changing social attitudes and a desire not to have children but for others the decision has been taken out of their hands by a range of factors. The latest statistics available reflect the extent to which this has become a global phenomenon. In the US the birth rate is at a record low and China reported its first population decline" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zItgxM1sNqw) 2024-12-28T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 1M engagements "Octavia E Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer - BBC World Service Witness History In [----] Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur genius award for science fiction writing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM From a young age she dreamed of writing books but faced many challenges including poverty and sexism and racism in the publishing industry. She died aged [--] in [----]. Alex Collins speaks to her friend and fellow author Nisi Shawl. More from Witness History here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLz_B0PFGIn4cfahLaE406BWHwYkYHqB57" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zblPt0o8Tp0) 2023-03-06T01:00Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements "Escaping the race riots of [----] - Witness History BBC World Service In post-World War One Britain thousands of men returned to their homes but struggled to find work. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Factories began prioritising white workers and feelings towards black people living and working in big cities began to change. Hear the story of a worker who was attacked by a white mob told through a [----] BBC interview and a modern day historian. Check out more Witness History videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLz_B0PFGIn4cfahLaE406BWHwYkYHqB57" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-R5DpbgjZmM) 2023-04-03T23:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements "Why do we lie - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service CrowdScience listener Anthony from Cambodia asked us to find out why we lie and how conscious we are of the lies that we tell Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM CrowdSciences Caroline Steel is in the hot seat on a journey where she will attempt to untangle the complex story behind lying. Its a subject scientists and psychologists have been studying for a long time. Its also something writers philosophers and theologists have been interpreting for thousands of years. But were only now really starting to get" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0LCgem1OAcE) 2024-03-19T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.3M engagements "What's being done to save the Amazon rainforest - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The Amazon rainforest is home to billions of trees animals and people. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its spread across nine countries in South America - Brazil Peru Columbia Bolivia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Suriname and Venezuela - but the majority of it almost 60% is in Brazil. As well as being rich in biodiversity the Amazon is also very important in the world's fight against climate change; as it absorbs carbon dioxide and produces oxygen. But the Amazon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0klNEuOImAg) 2025-11-06T13:00Z 1.8M followers, 55.6K engagements "Ukraine: Can diplomacy alone end the war - The Global Jigsaw podcast BBC World Service Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine in the absence of a compromise Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After nearly four years of fighting and countless deaths top diplomats from Russia Ukraine the US and Europe have been hard at work trying to hammer out a peace deal. What are the peace negotiations achieving 00:00 Introduction 02:12 Support for the war in polls 06:03 Peace plans and drafts 19:29 The occupied territories 36:25 The negotiators Producer: Kriszta Satori" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1OwmvHxfqy4) 2026-02-05T00:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Can Mexicos President Claudia Sheinbaum fight crime and protect democracy too - BBC World Service Does putting the army on the street and scrapping the police mean a safer Mexico Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Will forcing the countrys judges to fight for election loosen the grip of the drug cartels Is it time to ban bullfighting for good As Mexicos first female President takes office a deeply divided panel debate questions from people across the country. The panel: Arturo Avila Spokesperson for the governing Morena Party in the Chamber of Deputies Denise"
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"How the Higgs boson was discovered - Witness History BBC World Service Ten years ago scientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (Cern) made an announcing excitement they had discovered the Higgs boson particle the so-called God particle. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Physicist Andre David was one of the scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider the powerful particle accelerator at Cern. He described the moments leading up to the discovery and explained how it felt to be one step closer to understanding the origins of the universe. Listen"
YouTube Link 2022-07-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.4K engagements
"Hind Kabawat: Syria's only woman minister pushes for change - Global Women BBC World Service In Syrias new government what difference can one woman make in a cabinet of men charged with moving a nation from war to peace Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A little more than a year after Bashar Al-Assads regime was ousted ending decades of dictatorship former opposition leader Hind Kabawat is tackling some of the toughest jobs in her Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. Im not here for window dressing is her rebuke to critics who say shes a token woman a"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 19.8K engagements
"Is climate anxiety actually helpful - BBC World Service #shorts Fear anxiety sadness anger dread and powerlessness are some of the many feelings that go with whats called climate anxiety or sometimes eco-anxiety. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Dr Daniella Watson details the goldilocks zone of climate anxiety the point where concern about the future of our planet can become a motivator for climate action. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"'I bought Macclesfield FC while drunk and it saved my life' - Lives Less Ordinary BBC World Service Rob Smethurst bought a bankrupt football club while his life was unravelling then they went on to make football history and save him in the process. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Entrepreneur Rob Smethurst never planned to become the owner of a football club. In the grip of alcohol addiction and on a four-day drinking binge he bought Macclesfield FC a bankrupt small-town club way down in the rankings with a crumbling football stadium. When Rob arrived at the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Whats inside a black hole - BBC World Service Albert Einstein refused to believe black holes could exist even though his own theory showed they did. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Today their existence has been proved but they remain one of the greatest mysteries in theoretical physics. BBC World Service explains what we know (and what we dont know) about this fascinating phenomenon. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Albert Einstein's theory of relativity 01:43 Roger Penrose's new findings challenges Einstein's work 02:02 Why black hole mysteries are yet to be"
YouTube Link 2024-08-06T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 199.2K engagements
"Why do we love coffee so much - BBC World Service #shorts Looking for an excuse to pause and sit down with a coffee ☕ Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Well having a daily cup or two can be beneficial. Here's the BBC's Ruth Alexander with a look at what's going on when we take a sip and why so many of us love to get our daily caffeine hit. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 30.5K engagements
"BSL signed: Stories from children of deaf adults - BBC World Service At a young age CODAs take on the big responsibility of interpreting for their parents outside the home in a world built for the hearing. That means they are often emotionally switched on assiduously punctual confident and by necessity mostly very organised. Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice Humera Iqbal associate professor of psychology at University College London steps into their remarkable world meeting CODA children as they chat and translate while their families are out and about getting things done."
YouTube Link 2021-12-20T16:55Z 1.9M followers, 11.2K engagements
"Why people in China are seeking parental love online - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Its always nice to scroll past some wholesome content on your socials - think clips of cute cats cooking videos positive affirmations or ASMR. Sohow about internet parents Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In China POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up when its cold outside or reminding you not to skip meals - are racking up millions of views. Fans leave lots of comments sending love to their digital mums and dads but lots of"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Greenland: Trump Rare Earths and a New Arctic Power Game - Global Eye BBC World Service This week on #BBCGlobalEye Katya Adler reports from Greenland on Donald Trumps attempts to take control of the arctic island and its coveted mineral wealth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Also are Interpols systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad #BBCEye investigates. Plus BBC Persian's Ghoncheh Habibiazad explains how can we verify reports of a revolution during an internet blackout. 00:00 Global Eye Episode [--] 01:53 Eye on Greenland:"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T19:00Z 1.9M followers, 21.3K engagements
"How doomscrolling can make you feel overwhelmed - BBC World Service #shorts Stress is something most of us have experienced in our lives but evidence suggests that our phones are making things worse. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of What in the World psychologist and BBC reporter Claudia Hammond talks about how 'doomscrolling' can contribute to feeling overwhelmed and how you can still keep yourself informed without negatively affecting your mental health ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 15.8K engagements
"What happened to Russias elite Black Berets in Ukraine - BBC World Service Documentaries In October [----] Russia sent men from the elite 155th Marine Brigadethe Black Berets to take the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ramaz Gorgadze a young aspiring TikTok rapper was among them. Before the assault he sent a last message to his mother and then went missing. Days later a rare protest letter from the Black Berets emerged online. The men claimed that inept commanders threw them into an incomprehensible offensive and called them meat."
YouTube Link 2023-12-18T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 584.8K engagements
"Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics leak reveals - BBC World Service #shorts Internal files from an Interpol whistleblower shared exclusively with #BBCEye and Disclose reveal that Russia is consistently breaking Interpol's rules when requesting arrests abroad. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A whistleblower also told the BBC the organisation has quietly diluted extra scrutiny measures it had in place for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in [----]. Peoples lives have been turned upside down after being targeted by Interpol wanted"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Are Scotland excited to be at the T20 World Cup - BBC World Service #shorts Scotland had a late call-up to men's T20 World Cup following Bangladesh's withdrawal. Cricket Scotland CEO Trudy Lindblade tells Stumped how they feel about being part of the tournament. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"How are students in Sudan studying during the civil war - BBC World Service #shorts In Sudan where a civil war has been raging for over two years millions of students have had their education disrupted. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Over half of all schools are in conflict zones. Many schools are being used as shelters and many students have missed their exams. In some parts of the country there is no education at all. BBC journalist Maha El Gaml explains how students are coping and a university student in Sudan tells us how his education has been affected"
YouTube Link 2025-12-02T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 13K engagements
"Move over Ibiza it's time for religious clubbing - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Bhajan clubbing is Indias latest cultural trend. People across the country are swarming to bhajan concerts. Instead of club music and vodka shots theyre enjoying devotional music chanting and chai. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But its still high energy with lots of production like lasers. Many have praised the events for offering a wholesome alternative to traditional clubbing and a nice way to connect with like-minded people. Lots use the opportunity to get"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Who and what are in the Epstein files - BBC World Service Were talking about the final release of the Epstein files today. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Three million pages [------] images and [----] videos were posted by the US Justice Department last week. Apparently if you piled them on top of each other it would be twice as high as the Eiffel Tower It can all get a bit overwhelming about what and who exactly is in them. But thats what were gonna explain in this episode. Some of the names include: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Donald Trump Bill Gates and Bill"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T16:00Z 1.9M followers, 46.8K engagements
"What do Pakistan fans think of their refusal to play India - BBC World Service #shorts Pakistan cricket journalist Shahid Hashmi tells us Stumped what reaction has been like following the news that Pakistan are refusing to face India in group stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"'The information apocalypse is threatening democracy' - The Interview podcast BBC World Service With over [--] years in journalism Maria Ressa describes todays information landscape as a war zone where online attacks including doxxing misogynistic hashtags and manipulated images dont just stay online. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM They spill into real-world intimidation and violence. Marianna Spring the BBCs Social Media Investigations Correspondent speaks to Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa co-founder of the independent Filipino news outlet"
YouTube Link 2026-02-01T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.1K engagements
"Why are more adults than ever getting cancer younger - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Cancer cases among under-50s around the world appear to have risen sharply in the past [--] years. Studies show there are rising numbers of breast colorectal and other cancers in people in their 20s 30s and 40s. But what is driving the increase and can anything be done to stop it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to freelance health journalist David Cox about what scientists think could be driving this worrying trend. 00:00 Intro 01:20"
YouTube Link 2025-03-08T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 836.1K engagements
"How an Einstein discovery is behind all our smartphone photos - BBC World Service #shorts Did you know we can thank Einstein in part for our smartphone cameras Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM You probably know him best for his theory of relativity but he actually received a Nobel Prize in Physics in [----] for explaining one of lights weirdest behaviours: the photoelectric effect The world hasn't been the same since then: the photoelectric effect has gone on to shape all kinds of technologies - from solar panels to the camera in our smartphones. Here's how."
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Grammys: Chappell Roan stuns and Bad Bunny calls out ICE - BBC World Service Its the biggest night in the music industry calendar every year musicians from all over the world flock to the Grammys in the hopes of picking up an award. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But this year the ceremony is also hitting headlines for the speeches and not just the wins. Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish both called out ICE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - in their speeches. And off-stage Justin Bieber and Kehlani attended the ceremony wearing ICE OUT badges. Chelsea"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T17:14Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Has there been a rise in abductions across Kenya - BBC World Service #shorts Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that have rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths. Kenya is a young country where 67% of its youth is unemployed some of them say that the new generation is not being listened to. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel fielding questions covering alternatives to government leadership inequality and whether abductions and killings in Kenya are part of a concerted effort"
YouTube Link 2025-12-22T18:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.1K engagements
"Vera Wang on ageism in the fashion industry - [---] Women BBC World Service A prominent fashion designer who has been at the forefront of fashion since the 1970s Vera Wang has expanded her business from bridal wear to include fragrance publishing home design and more. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In an exclusive BBC [---] Women interview the designer and fashion icon speaks about ageism and her experience of becoming a viral sensation at the age of [--]. New-York born Wang also discusses how to tackle the growing conflict between fashion and sustainability and"
YouTube Link 2022-04-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 267.3K engagements
"Is the 'American Dream' affordable - The Presidents Path podcast BBC World Service A look at how the Trump administration is addressing affordability in America. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Caitrona Perry Sumi Somaskanda and Bernd Debusmann look at affordability in the US. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the state of US politics in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover whats on the minds of those closest to power. You can contact us at: path@bbc.co.uk 00:00 Intro 01:09 How is the Trump administration"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 51.7K engagements
"Men's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh replaced by Scotland - Stumped BBC World Service Bangladesh have withdrawn from the Men's T20 World Cup after citing safety concerns amid growing tensions with India. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Alison Mitchell Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by Bangladesh cricket journalist Tawhid Qureshi who reflects on The Tigers decision to withdraw from the tournament after the ICC rejected a request to move their games from India to co-hosts Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited safety concerns amid growing tensions between the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 30.8K engagements
"Why young Indians are ditching clubbing for devotional concerts - BBC World Service Bhajan clubbing is Indias latest cultural trend. People across the country are swarming to bhajan concerts. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Instead of club music and vodka shots theyre enjoying devotional music chanting and chai. But its still high energy with lots of production like lasers. Many have praised the events for offering a wholesome alternative to traditional clubbing and a nice way to connect with like-minded people. Lots use the opportunity to get dressed-up in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-29T16:03Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"The Watermelons: Myanmars military moles - BBC World Service Shorts The Myanmar military is now riddled with soldiers betraying their colleagues. Military green on the outside rebel red within. They are known as "Watermelons". But why are these military spies prepared to risk everything #BBCEye investigates. Watch the documentary here: https://youtu.be/w8cDs0FgHhc Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 13.9K engagements
"Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: The rise of celeb docs - What in the World podcast BBC World Service On February [--] Netflix will release Reality Check: Inside Americas Next Top Model a three-part series on the controversial modelling competition. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Tyra Banks the supermodel who hosted the show features prominently in the ANTM documentary along with former judges and coaches Jay Manuel Nigel Barker and Miss J. We look at why Tyra might want to offer her own take on past controversies. Melania Trump Taylor Swift Beyonc and Billie"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T13:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Nasa's 'kids' who worked on Apollo [--] - [--] Minutes to the Moon Season [--] Ep [--] - BBC World Service "Heres some 26-year-old kid who could stop the lunar mission." The on-board computer sounds a "1202" alarm but what does it mean Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice In this episode Kevin Fong meets the unsung heroes who saved the day. Presented by: Kevin Fong. Starring: Steve Bales Charlie Duke John Aaron Glynn Lunney Gerry Griffin Jerry Bostick Gene Kranz (Courtesy of the Johnson Space Center History Office) Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music. Watch more about"
YouTube Link 2021-02-18T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 31.4K engagements
"Why are there millions of empty houses in Japan - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In Japan the number of abandoned homes - known as Akiyas - is at an all-time high with [-------] million properties sitting empty on city streets and turning rural communities into ghost towns. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lucy Hockings is joined by BBC Tokyo correspondent Shaimaa Khalil to ask why these abandoned homes are such a problem What they say about Japan's existential population crisis And whether there are any solutions 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Spotting"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5.2M engagements
"Is the US going to attack Iran - BBC World Service For weeks President Donald Trump has been threatening to attack Iran and hes sent what he called an armada of combat ships and fighter jets to the region. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Hes mentioned two main reasons for the military build-up there: Irans nuclear programme and the killing of protesters in the country. International news organisations are often refused visas to report from inside Iran so its difficult to know exactly how many protesters were killed but some human rights groups say it could"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Is [----] the year of the robot butler - BBC World Service #shorts Companies around the world are racing to introduce AI powered domestic helper robots into to our homes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But asking a robot to safely and efficiently master some of the most basic things in the household like folding laundry or stacking a dishwasher is proving to be a hugely complex technical challenge. The BBC's Joe Tidy travel to Silicon Valley to meet some of the companies racing each other to ship a useful bot to homes as early as this year. ----------------"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T12:31Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"What happened to the Belarusian women who stood up to Lukashenko - BBC World Service Documentaries Alexander Lukashenko a Belarus strongman and one of the longest serving leaders in the world once said that a woman could never run his country. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Then three of them challenged him. Sparked by Lukashenkos victory in the presidential election that many in Belarus and abroad labelled as rigged mass protests swept Belarus in August [----]. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Minsk and other cities to oppose Lukashenkos"
YouTube Link 2025-09-03T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 45K engagements
"Why people in China are seeking parental love from strangers - BBC World Service Videos of strangers offering parental love are gaining traction in China. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM POV videos of parents doing everyday things - like telling you to wrap up when its cold outside or reminding you not to skip meals - are racking up millions of views. Fans leave lots of comments sending love to their digital mums and dads but lots of the most popular accounts werent originally set up for this purpose. So - why are they so popular The BBCs Eunice Yang whos"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"What does Turkmenistan's 'gates of hell' crater look like - BBC World Service #shorts In the middle of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan theres a massive fiery pit officially called the Darvaza Crater - but also known as the gates of hell. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The fire - which is man made - has been burning for over [--] years. But now satellite images suggest that the brightness of the crater has started to dim. Turkmenistan is trying to finally put out the fire. Watch more episodes of What in the World here 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2025-01-05T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Pakistan to play at T20 World Cup - but refuse to face India - Stumped BBC World Service With the T20 World Cup starting on Saturday 7th February Pakistan will take part but have refused to play against tournament co-hosts India. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It's a been a tumultuous build up to the ICC Men's Twenty [--] World Cup which has already seen Bangladesh withdraw and be replaced by Scotland. This episode was recorded on Thursday 5th February in the UK and at the time of recording Pakistan will take part but they won't play their group stage match"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 40.6K engagements
"How to cope with climate anxiety - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service Millions of people around the world say they experience the emotions associated with what experts call climate anxiety. So what exactly is it And what are the best tips for dealing with it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Fear anxiety sadness anger dread and powerlessness are some of the many feelings that go with whats called climate anxiety or sometimes eco-anxiety. A global survey of [-----] under 25s found that 60% were very worried about climate change and nearly half said"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 15K engagements
"From Tyra Banks to Melania Trump: Are celebrity documentaries just PR - BBC World Service On February [--] Netflix will release Reality Check: Inside Americas Next Top Model a three-part series on the controversial modelling competition. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Tyra Banks the supermodel who hosted the show features prominently in the ANTM documentary along with former judges and coaches Jay Manuel Nigel Barker and Miss J. We look at why Tyra might want to offer her own take on past controversies. Melania Trump Taylor Swift Beyonc and Billie Eilish are"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T10:25Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"'How I forgave myself for denying who I am' - BBC World Service #shorts Willis Chimano is one of Kenyas biggest pop stars. With the boyband Sauti Sol hes won a string of awards and even danced with President Barack Obama. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But behind the success Chimano had a secret: being gay in a country where gay sex is criminalised and people who identify as LGBT+ can experience violence and harassment. Since his childhood Chimano had been hiding his sexuality but then in [----] he was outed. Suddenly his career stood its toughest test as he"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Vaccine to fight Australia's koala chlamydia crisis - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Australian koalas are having a hard time in the wild. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM As many as 80% of some populations in eastern Australia have chlamydia and it can be deadly. Theyre also facing habitat loss from urbanisation and natural disasters. In areas like New South Wales they're listed as endangered - meaning that they're at risk of becoming extinct. BBC reporter Tiffanie Turnbull tells us about some of the recent moves the Australian government has"
YouTube Link 2025-09-23T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 34.5K engagements
"Palau: Why this small island matters to China Taiwan and the US - Global Eye BBC World Service Global Eye is a weekly programme from the #BBCWorldService bringing you forensic journalism from all corners of the world by the critically acclaimed #BBCEye investigative unit - and features expert global correspondents taking you to the heart of the biggest international stories. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this weeks episode Shawn Yuan reports from the small Pacific island nation of Palau exploring why its unique location gives it geopolitical importance"
YouTube Link 2025-11-24T19:00Z 1.9M followers, 32.2K engagements
"Ciabatta: Born to battle the baguette - Witness History BBC World Service In [----] Italian rally car driver Arnaldo Cavallari decides to create a new form of bread. He's sick of the popularity of the French baguette. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Cavallari eventually creates a bread and decides to call it 'ciabatta' Italian for 'slipper' due to its shape. Check out more Witness History videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLz_B0PFGIn4cfahLaE406BWHwYkYHqB57 ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what"
YouTube Link 2023-04-10T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.5K engagements
"Unmasking Chinas Cryptoqueen: Behind Britains biggest bitcoin seizure - BBC World Service Docs This is the story behind Britain's biggest ever seizure of cryptocurrency. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Between [----] and [----] thousands of ordinary Chinese people handed their money over to an investment company that promised them fabulous riches. That vision collapsed when the shadowy figure behind it Qian Zhimin fled to the UK with a Bitcoin stash bought with their money. #BBCEye Investigations speaks to victims and the UK police to find out how the scheme"
YouTube Link 2025-11-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 753.4K engagements
"Could China actually invade Taiwan - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Taiwan is an island about [---] kilometres off the coast of China - nearly [--] million people live there. Taiwan is self governed but China says its part of its territory. Only [--] countries (plus the Vatican) officially recognise Taiwan as a country. Taiwan is increasingly worried that China could be preparing to take the island by force. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Whatever happens there could affect your whole online life because Taiwan makes most of the worlds computer chips"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 143.7K engagements
"President Trump's response to Minneapolis - The President's Path podcast BBC World Service Minneapolis unrest grows after federal agents fatally shoot Alex Pretti. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this episode of The President's Path Caitrona Perry Fin Gmez and Bernd Debusmann look at how Donald Trumps administration is handling the unrest in Minneapolis. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the state of US politics in Washington and beyond. We dig into the key issues shaping America and uncover whats on the minds of those closest to power. You can"
YouTube Link 2026-01-31T13:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Chinamaxxing: How being Chinese became cool online - BBC World Service As usual we have been spending far too much time on social media watching endless videos and scrolling for days. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM One thing that keeps on coming up is people talking about Chinamaxxing. This all about Gen Z celebrating and recognising their Chinese technology and Chinese brandsand then choosing to use more of these Chinese-made products than they have before. But its going further than that. Its now a trend to embody a supposed Chinese lifestyle. We chat"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Humans vs AI: Whos more creative - BBC World Service Can AI make better art literature and music than humans Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM What will the future of AI and creativity look like And how do we even define creativity These are some of the big questions swirling around right now. And its something that we discuss a lot on the team. Some people argue that AI is becoming integral to the future of art; making the process more streamlined and time effective. Many creatives also use tools such as ChatGPT to generate ideas. But not everyone is a fan."
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T16:01Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Luigi Mangione: Who is he and whats he accused of - The Mangione Trial podcast BBC World Service Accused of murder Luigi Mangiones case went viral. Jordan Dunbar presents a timeline of events and with the help of guests Terri Austin and Joel Finkelstein he reflects on what we know about this extraordinary case so far. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In The Mangione Trial we unpick the facts and debunk the conspiracies. Mangione has been charged with killing health insurance chief executive Brian Thompson charges he denies. Thompson was shot in broad daylight"
YouTube Link 2025-02-18T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 26.3K engagements
"Why Palau is a diplomatic prize for US Taiwan and China - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Palau is a tiny Pacific nation of just [-----] people but its location has made it a strategic prize in the diplomatic contest between China and Taiwan and the broader strategic battle between Beijing and Washington. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode BBC's Global China Unit reporter Shawn Yuan takes us inside Palau where he found a country grappling with diplomatic pressure from Beijing and growing concerns about China from the country's long-time"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 13.3K engagements
"Why a big win for Malaysia started a huge sport scandal - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Fifa football's international governing body has accused Malaysia of trying to fast-track foreign players into the men's national team using fake documents in one of the biggest scandals to ever rock Malaysian football. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The saga began after lowly-ranked Malaysia beat Vietnam 4-nil with the help of seven new foreign-born players who had been added to the team due to their Malaysian heritage. But Fifa later ruled that the documents"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 29.1K engagements
"How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever - BBC World Service Modern humans and Neanderthals are classified as separate species. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM According to biologists they shouldnt have been able to breed. But they did. We know this because many of us have some Neanderthal DNA. BBC World Service explains what we gained when Homo sapiens mated with Homo neanderthalensis many thousands of years ago. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Neanderthals and Home sapiens 01:01 Species deriving from Africa Europe and Asia 02:07 Comparing Neanderthal genome"
YouTube Link 2024-08-20T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.9M engagements
"From War to Peace: Syrias fragile new beginning - Global Eye BBC World Service This week on #BBCGlobalEye Lyse Doucet reports from Damascus on the challenges of building a new Syria after more than a year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Also #BBCEye investigates how foreigners are covertly lured to fight on the frontline for Russia. Nawal Al-Maghafi reports. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM And from within Syrias new government what difference can one woman make in a cabinet of men charged with moving a nation from war to peace 00:00 Global Eye"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T19:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Will Australia's social media ban for under-16s work - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Why are Australian teens being kicked off social media Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Australia will ban children under the age of [--] from using social media after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. Tech companies could be fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; 25.7m) if they don't comply. But as many parents know keeping teenagers off social media is a challenge. So can a ban like this really work And how might it be implemented In this episode Lucy"
YouTube Link 2024-12-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Is a four-day week the future of work - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Can a four-day work week really make us healthier and happier Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A study published earlier this year found that reducing the working week from five days to four significantly improved peoples wellbeing. So why hasnt it become the norm yet In this episode of What in the World BBC Global Health Reporter Sofia Bettiza explores the latest data on the four-day work week how reliable it is what the results tell us and what it could mean for the future"
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 173.3K engagements
"Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad on fighting for Yazidi women - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad endured the Yazidi genocide in Iraq carried out by the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) in [----]. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM She was captured by IS militants forced into slavery and subjected to rape and abuse. After her escape Murad has bravely recounted her ordeal to the world to raise awareness about conflict-related sexual violence. She partnered with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to hold IS accountable"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 176.7K engagements
"AI2027: Is this how AI might destroy humanity - BBC World Service A research paper predicting that artificial intelligence will go rogue in [----] and lead to humanitys extinction within a decade is making waves in the tech world. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The detailed scenario called AI2027 was published by a group of influential AI experts in the spring and has since spurred many viral videos as people debate its likelihood. The BBC has recreated scenes from the scenario using mainstream generative AI tools to illustrate the stark prediction and spoken"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 10.8M engagements
"The Schools that Break Children - BBC World Service Documentaries #BBCEye investigates Chinese disciplinary schools found to collude with parents to abduct troubled teens forcing them into military-style training to fix them at a devastating cost. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every year across China thousands of troubled teens attend disciplinary schools. These schools are part of a lucrative industry that promise anxious parents that military-style discipline will resolve everything from concerns over disobedience and depression to gender and sexual"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 375K engagements
"What is umami and MSG - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Sweet sour salty bitter and. umami. Have you heard of the fifth taste Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Umami meaning "delicious flavour" in Japanese was discovered by a chemist in Japan in [----] but it took nearly [---] years for it to be recognised as a fifth distinct taste by scientists. It is described by many as a savoury or meaty flavour. In this programme Ruth Alexander learns about the chemist who first discovered umami and the industrially produced version he created - monosodium glutamate"
YouTube Link 2024-04-01T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 200.6K engagements
"The Indian girls fighting child marriage with football - BBC World Service Sport can be life changing in a country where millions of girls are illegally married in childhood limiting their futures to a life of domestic chores and dependence on their husbands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Football is one way some young girls are fighting back finding a way to become financially independent carve out their own identities and to resist the pressure to marry early. Divya Arya has met some of them in the north-western state of Rajasthan. 0:00 Intro 01:04"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Why is sand being smuggled - BBC World Service Every year sand worth billions of dollars is smuggled around the world. Criminal gangs have become involved in this illicit trade using intimidation bribery and violence. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we explore how illegal sand mining is impacting local communities and devastating the environment. 0:00 What are the stakes in illegal sand mining 0:32 What is sand used for 1:37 Why cant we use desert sand in construction 1:58 How big is the illegal sand market 3:08 What is illegal sand mining 3:31 Illegal"
YouTube Link 2025-11-12T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 426K engagements
"The unsolved mysteries of Egypt's Pyramids of Giza - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The Pyramids of Giza are among Egypt's most famous landmarks. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Great Pyramid is made up of [---] million stone blocks weighing five million tonnes. For centuries no-one has known precisely how they were built or how the stones were transported. Using radar satellite imagery historical maps and geophysical surveys a research team has mapped a long-lost ancient branch of the River Nile - which they believe was buried by a major"
YouTube Link 2025-05-29T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 16.6K engagements
"How two years of war in Gaza changed the world - BBC World Service When a ceasefire deal was agreed in the Israel-Gaza war Donald Trump declared the historic dawn of a new Middle East. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But both the region and the rest of the world have already been reshaped - by a domino effect set in motion on [--] October [----]. 00:00 How war in Gaza has changed the world 00:54 How [--] October [----] set off a domino effect in the Middle East 02:05 Irans Axis of Resistance against Israel 02:34 The Israeli armys offensive in Gaza 03:04 Israels"
YouTube Link 2025-10-28T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 57.6K engagements
"How Nepal is saving its tigers - BBC World Service Documentaries In [----] the Himalayan nation of Nepal was one of [--] countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by [----]. In the decade since Nepal is the only country to have achieved that goal. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Over that time other iconic species including rhinos and elephants have also seen an increase. What's behind the success And what does it mean for the communities living with the tigers The BBC's Asia editor Rebecca Henschke reports in "Return of the tigers" from Bardiya"
YouTube Link 2022-08-24T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 6.7M engagements
"Child labour behind global brands' best-selling perfumes - BBC World Service Documentaries A new investigation from BBC Eye takes you to the heart of the jasmine trade in Egypt to reveal the dark secrets behind the perfume industry. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Children are working in dangerous conditions throughout the night and pickers are often earning as little as a dollar a day while huge profits are made by the giants in the perfume industry. Over half of the worlds supply of jasmine is produced in Egypt and this story reveals the true human cost of"
YouTube Link 2024-05-27T23:01Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements
"Countdown to India v Pakistan - Stumped BBC World Service Alison Mitchell Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta build up to the biggest and most lucrative match in cricket. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After much debate Pakistan against India at the T20 World Cup will go ahead after the Pakistan government ended its order for a boycott. We'll also reflect on one of the most memorable matches in T20 World Cup history. South Africa edged past Afghanistan after not one but two dramatic super overs in Ahmedabad. South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj joins us on the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T13:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"What are some of the key issues facing Australia - World Questions podcast BBC World Service Soaring house prices the rights of indigenous people healthcare and knife crime just some of the issues raised in this debate about the future of Australia. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond is joined by a panel of leading politicians and commentators who take questions from across this vast nation. Panellists: Katy Gallagher: Minister for Finance Labor Party Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: Green Party John Pesutto: Liberal Party Alexandra Smith: Sydney"
YouTube Link 2025-01-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 804.2K engagements
"Obama Clooney and French Gates tackle child marriage - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service Each year [--] million underaged girls are forced into marriage - a crisis that at the current rate will take over [---] years to fix says the UN. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Now three of the world's most high-profile humanitarians have vowed to tackle the issue together. In a BBC [---] Women exclusive Michelle Obama Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates talk to BBC Gender and Identity Correspondent Megha Mohan about the work they do to combat child marriage and amplify the"
YouTube Link 2023-11-27T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 170.9K engagements
"Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service Billions of people around the world rely on a little cup of coffee to get them through the day. But have you ever stopped to think about what it's doing to your body Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We take a deep dive into your coffee cup to see what the caffeinated drink does to the human body and what happens if you have one too many espressos. We also go on a short history trip to see how it went from humble beginnings in Ethiopia to a worldwide billion-dollar industry. Find more of the best BBC"
YouTube Link 2024-05-16T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.9M engagements
"The moment the BBC found a hotel spy camera - BBC World Service #shorts A #BBCEye investigation has uncovered a network of hidden cameras secretly filming people in hotel rooms across China. For over a year a BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel and was shocked to discover footages of hotel guests intimate moments being streamed without their consent. 📽 Watch the documentary Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry: https://youtu.be/yYhwEYnvdIo ---------------- Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This is the official BBC World Service YouTube"
YouTube Link 2026-02-13T09:00Z 1.9M followers, 16.2K engagements
"How one Taiwan comment reignited a fiery China-Japan feud - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a comment about Taiwan in Parliament - a comment that stoked the embers of a centuries-old bitter rivalry between Tokyo and Beijing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM China has responded with a series of actions including suspending the import of Japanese seafood. Japan has refused to retract its statement - a request made by China to the United Nations. Neither side seems ready to back down. To understand what's at"
YouTube Link 2025-11-26T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 108.4K engagements
"Lab-grown meat: Why are countries banning it - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Lab-grown meat is often touted as the solution to climate-friendly meat production. But in some parts of the world governments are introducing laws to stop it from being produced. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On the Global Story podcast Lucy Hockings speaks with Graihagh Jackson host of The Climate Question programme on the BBC World Service and our Asia business reporter Nick Marsh. They discuss whether cultivated meat is a potential solution to the climate crisis"
YouTube Link 2024-07-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 287.2K engagements
"How the Great London Smog of [----] killed thousands - Witness History BBC World Service Seventy years ago thick polluted smog descended on London bringing the city to a standstill and leading to the deaths of an estimated [----] people. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Great Smog of London lasted for four days. In response the government passed the Clean Air Act of [----] to reduce the use of smoky fuels such as coal. Witness History spoke to Dr Brian Commins who worked for the Medical Research Council's Air Pollution Unit set up at St. Bartholomew's hospital"
YouTube Link 2023-11-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 156K engagements
"'We had sex in a Chinese hotel then found we had been broadcast to thousands' - BBC World Service Eric and Emily are among many unsuspecting hotel guests filmed by hidden cameras in hotel rooms across China. A #BBCEye investigation uncovered the scale of the spycam porn trade by infiltrating one network operating on Telegram for over a year that streamed footage of hotel guests without their consent. 📽 Watch the documentary Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry: https://youtu.be/yYhwEYnvdIo ---------------- Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T11:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"How do sea turtles navigate - CrowdScience BBC World Service It's one of the greatest mysteries in the animal kingdom - how do sea turtles navigate Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Some sea turtle species can travel more than [-----] miles in a single year. And females return to the same beach where they were born to lay their own eggs. Nearly all species of sea turtle are threatened so scientists are trying to understand how they navigate and where they go to help protect their habitats. More on how birds and turtles navigate 👉"
YouTube Link 2022-07-25T08:16Z 1.9M followers, 115K engagements
"Are health claims about CBD true - What in the World podcast BBC World Service CBD products are everywhere. Its in oils vapes lotions even gummy bears and fizzy drinks. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM There are claims it can help improve your mood sleep and relieve chronic pain. But a new study says these claims are too good to be true. In this episode of What in the World we explain everything about CBD check out some of those health claims and find out if it can get you high. 00:00 Introduction 00:56 What is CBD and how is it made 01:32 How is it different"
YouTube Link 2024-11-14T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 37.1K engagements
"Can Trump win a trade war with China - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service The long-running economic battle between the world's two biggest economies has escalated. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This week US President Donald Trump brought in tariffs against China in an effort to strong-arm the growing superpower into submission and strengthen American markets. But Beijing hit back raising its own tariffs escalating a trade war that could have implications for both countries. Trump is betting that tariffs will make America and American people richer."
YouTube Link 2025-02-08T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Occupied - BBC World Service Documentaries Warning: Distressing images of war and description of torture. On March [--] Dmytro Bahnenko a journalist in Kherson southern Ukraine watched Russian tanks roll down his street. As his world like many Ukrainians turned upside down he secretly started filming everything around him sensing history in the making and sharing the footage with BBC Eye. Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice Over the next three months Dmytro records his citys resistance. Acts of defiance including large demonstrations are followed by a violent crackdown. The city"
YouTube Link 2022-10-19T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 767.6K engagements
"Venezuela's oil ghost towns - BBC World Service #shorts In Venezuela neighbourhoods once a sign of the country's oil boom feel deserted. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"What are the key issues facing the Baltic nation of Lithuania - World Questions BBC World Service It is the NATO frontline but three years after the invasion of Ukraine Lithuanians worry their country could be next. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Defence spending is rising fast NATO has committed a permanent brigade and Lithuanians are organising themselves into rifle clubs and citizen defence forces. The rights of minorities US designs on Greenland and relations with Denmark all feature as Jonny Dymond and a high power panel debate Lithuanias biggest"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 150.6K engagements
"Chinas invasion timetable for Taiwan - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service China has given its clearest sign so far at how it would blockade and forcefully take Taiwan with large-scale military drills surrounding the island. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The live-fire drills disrupted thousands of airline passengers as Chinese forces simulated blockading ports and stopping cargo ships carrying American weapons to help the Taiwanese defend themselves. China claims the drills show its militarys increasing ability to control the Taiwan strait and force"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T09:28Z 1.9M followers, 98K engagements
"Why everything in science is connected - BBC World Service Science is like a giant web where every discovery builds on past and present knowledge. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Without Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler it's hard to imagine some of Albert Einsteins most important theories - and his work also provided part of the foundation for Andrea M. Ghezs discovery of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. We explore this idea in this video through four major Nobel Prize-winning scientific breakthroughs. This"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 130.5K engagements
"Is independence an option for Greenland - World Questions podcast BBC World Service Independence from Denmark the costs of mining for rare earth minerals and Inuit peoples rights are some of the challenges facing the autonomous territory of Greenland. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel of leading politicians from Greenland and Denmark to debate the future of this fascinating Arctic region and take some tough questions from the public. The panel: Naaja Nathanielsen Minister of Industry Raw Materials Mining and Energy Greenlandic"
YouTube Link 2025-11-16T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 26.1K engagements
"Noise: The not-so-silent killer - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service How sounds could be damaging your health. Long-term exposure to the noises of everyday city life has been linked to higher levels of stress diabetes and heart disease. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBCs health and science correspondent James Gallagher about life in two of the worlds loudest cities Barcelona in Spain and Dhaka in Bangladesh. And James puts his own body to the test to find out how it responds to the most annoying"
YouTube Link 2025-03-22T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 191.8K engagements
"Why Filipinos go abroad to make a living - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Millions of workers leave the Philippines every year in search of temporary work often leaving children and family behind. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Many of them are women in domestic work staying with families in a foreign country taking care of other people's children and managing daily household chores. For many of the workers going overseas is a chance for them to break away from low-paid jobs in the Philippines but will a time come when the country's economy can"
YouTube Link 2026-01-24T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 128.9K engagements
"Chinamaxxing: The viral trend about being Chinese - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Something that keeps on coming up is people talking about Chinamaxxing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This is all about Gen Z celebrating and recognising their Chinese technology and Chinese brandsand then choosing to use more of these Chinese-made products than they have before. But its going further than that. Its now a trend to embody a supposed Chinese lifestyle. We chat with Shawn Yuan from our Global China Unit and BBC reporter Nathalie Jimenez to hear how"
YouTube Link 2026-02-12T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 28.8K engagements
"How do journalists cover a disputed election in Myanmar - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service A raging civil war a popular former leader detained and an exodus of citizens abroad aren't ideal conditions for holding an election. But Myanmar is holding one anyway. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The countrys military junta government is pressing ahead with a three-stage vote that many outside observers say is a stage-managed process held in a climate of fear - entirely performative with the result of the election a foregone conclusion. With early polls"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 65.9K engagements
"Why is China building the worlds biggest dam - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service China has started work on the worlds biggest hydroelectric dam project. Its going to cost over [---] BILLION dollars and send power down from the Himalayas all the way to Hong Kong. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this edition of The Climate Question Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar hear about the huge scale of the Motuo Hydropower project from the BBCs Laura Bicker in Beijing. Laura describes how the dam will carve its way through the Tibetan plateau"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 74.4K engagements
"How the US election will shape America's global role - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In the first of our pre-election series we look at America and. the World. The United States has long been seen as the worlds leading superpower. It is home to the globes biggest military and political force but has many diplomatic challenges. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM From the wars raging in Europe and the Middle East to the growing influence of global rivals like China to the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea. This years"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 214K engagements
"The Missing Cryptoqueen: Dead or Alive - BBC World Service Documentaries A BBC investigation into the fate of Ruja Ignatova the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin.and the worlds most wanted woman. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Dubbed the Missing Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova is on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion and then vanishing. Now #BBCEye and #BBCPanorama investigate her close ties to a suspected Bulgarian organised crime boss and allegations that she was brutally assassinated. This"
YouTube Link 2024-06-03T05:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements
"The city no journalist can enter: El Fashers battle for survival - BBC World Service Documentaries Described by the UN as "Hell on Earth where people could lose their lives on any day" a million people are living under bombardment in El Fasher capital of north Darfur. The siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has prevented any journalists from entering the city for the last [--] months. Footage shot by three residents of El Fasher for #BBCEye and #BBCAfricaEye Investigations reveals the daily battle to survive. Warning: This film contains some violent and graphic scenes that"
YouTube Link 2025-04-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 147.9K engagements
"Gaza: Dying for Food - BBC World Service Documentaries As the UK and others officially recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations Panorama and #BBCEye investigate the desperate shortages of food in Gaza and the allegations of war crimes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With Israel expanding its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and blaming Hamas for the shortages of food there Jeremy Bowen the BBCs international editor asks what all this means for the million or so Palestinians who now face being displaced from their homes in Gaza City and the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-23T17:15Z 1.9M followers, 328.6K engagements
"Exploring grief and shame with children born from rape - BBC World Service Documentaries [---] Women Contains content some viewers may find distressing. This BBC documentary explores the stigma and feelings of shame surrounding people conceived by rape through the personal journey of a British mum Sammy Woodhouse who was a grooming victim and gave birth to her son after she was abused as a child. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Sammy Woodhouse loves her son more than anything but the truth of how he was conceived is a shadow that hangs over them. What happens"
YouTube Link 2023-05-25T16:30Z 1.9M followers, 1.4M engagements
"One year of war in Gaza: Life death and hope - BBC World Service Documentaries Life and Death in Gaza a BAFTA award-winning film from the World Services #BBCEye investigations team for BBC Storyville is made by four Palestinians living through extraordinary times. Filmed from the first days of the war Khalid Aya Adam and Aseel document their own lives as they endure bombing raids multiple evacuations family separations and reunions deaths and even the birth of a new life amidst the chaos. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Self-shot over the course of a year"
YouTube Link 2024-10-14T23:03Z 1.9M followers, 455.1K engagements
"Why are some people bad at maths - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service When CrowdScience listener Israel from Papua New Guinea did badly on a maths test in third grade he looked around the class and realised that almost all the other students had received a better result. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Since then he has always wondered: Why are some people better at maths than others And Israel isnt the only one to think about this. Our listeners from all over the world describe their relationships with numbers which run the full gamut from love to hate."
YouTube Link 2024-09-09T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 806.1K engagements
"Bad Bunnys Super Bowl halftime show - BBC World Service Bad Bunny made history on Sunday as the first artist to perform almost entirely in Spanish at the Super Bowl. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The performance has been interpreted as a love letter to his native Puerto Rico and featured plenty of references to the island and Latin culture more broadly. But the performance which included a special appearance from Lady Gaga has also sparked controversy political backlash and a lot of debate. BBC Sport reporter Sam Harris joins us from San Francisco"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T16:00Z 1.9M followers, 29.3K engagements
"Iran's drought crisis - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Iran is facing its worst drought in decades with rainfall hitting a record low. Several of the reservoirs that supply water to the capital Tehran are almost empty: one of them the Latian Dam is currently holding less than 10% of its capacity. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The government is encouraging people in Tehran to use less water and putting heavy restrictions on water supplies especially at night. But Irans president Masoud Pezeshkian has also suggested another solution - relocating"
YouTube Link 2025-12-18T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 56.3K engagements
"The Trap: Inside the blackmail scam destroying lives across India - BBC World Service Documentaries Chinese loan app scam exposed by undercover BBC investigation. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Instant loan apps promise easy money. Millions of people have taken the cash but many have found themselves trapped in a nightmare of blackmail extortion and abuse. This BBC documentary investigation reveals that in the last three years more than [--] people in India have taken their own lives after being threatened or humiliated by loan apps. But how does the scam"
YouTube Link 2023-10-10T23:01Z 1.9M followers, 4.1M engagements
"Whats the deal with Turkish hair transplants - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Turkey is becoming one of the most popular destinations to get a hair transplant. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM You might have seen videos on TikTok of guys with shaved heads and black sweatbands walking round Turkish airports or sitting on planes on the way home. Turkish officials estimate the hair transplant market was worth $1billion in [----]. People travel there from all around the world but especially the US and Europe because its so much cheaper than getting it"
YouTube Link 2025-04-22T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 58.6K engagements
"Pig butchering scammers target BBC reporter - BBC World Service It started with a direct message on Instagram. Jessica was an attractive 36-year-old woman looking for romance. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The BBCs Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy suspected it was a scam but wasnt sure what kind. In the end "Jessica" turned out to be a "pig butchering" scammer. These fraudsters refer to their victims as pigs whom they fatten up to be "butchered" or conned out of as much money as possible. Knowing the profile for "Jessica" was fake the reporter played along for"
YouTube Link 2024-08-08T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.4M engagements
"How much water should I drink a day - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Do you know how much water you should drink Many global guidelines recommend approximately two litres a day for women and [---] litres a day for men including food. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But scientists say there is actually huge variation in how much each of us need as individuals. Ruth Alexander speaks to Professor John Speakman at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland who explains why your age sex weight and other environmental factors such as air temperature humidity"
YouTube Link 2025-01-07T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 467.4K engagements
"Five reasons why Iran is involved in so many global conflicts - BBC World Service Iran is one country that always seems to be mentioned when it comes to ongoing deadly conflicts around the world as well as the new flashpoints in the Middle East. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM From the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas to Russias invasion of Ukraine as well as the civil war in Syria Iran has played an indirect role in the fighting even from afar. The countrys tensions with the US which have gone on for decades and its defensive strategy all play a part"
YouTube Link 2024-03-28T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 4.8M engagements
"This is what it takes to be a sumo wrestler - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Sumo is Japans national sport. Its origins go back more than [----] years and it rarely leaves Japan. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But some competitions are starting to tour - including The Grand Sumo Tournament which recently came to London. Wrestlers often start training from a very young age. And training is intense. It involves building strength and fitness - and eating. A lot. They consume around [-----] calories a day. The BBCs Mariko Oi is from Japan. She talks us"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 13.8K engagements
"Thailands surprise election results - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Voters in Thailand stick with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party in a shock national election result. But why did Thais reject the opposition movement after polls showed an appetite for change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The elected leaders seen as part of the political establishment now have the challenge of rebuilding Thailands struggling economy. A former fast-growing Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand now faces economic woes falling birthrate and routine political"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 38.5K engagements
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YouTube Link 2026-02-12T12:30Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Why are billionaires building underground bunkers - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Prepping is a big deal in the US. Theres even a reality TV show called Doomsday Preppers. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its when you stockpile loads of stuff - food water medicine - in case of a disaster nuclear war or an unstoppable virus. Now billionaires are taking it to the next level building underground mansions and self-sustaining bunkers that look like something out of a zombie apocalypse movie. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a $100 million"
YouTube Link 2025-11-13T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 183K engagements
"Captagon: Inside Syrias drug trafficking empire - BBC World Service Documentaries Captagon is a highly addictive drug that has ravaged the Middle East in recent years. Now a joint investigation by BBC News Arabic with investigative journalism network OCCRP has discovered new direct links between this multi-billion dollar drug trade and leading members of the Syrian Armed Forces and President Bashar al-Assad's family. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With evidence from deep inside the narco state we reveal Syria's military elite and its fragile wartime economy"
YouTube Link 2023-06-29T11:50Z 1.9M followers, 449.6K engagements
"Vanished in Libya: The mystery of Shia cleric Musa al-Sadr - BBC World Service Documentaries In August [----] Musa al-Sadr charismatic leader of Lebanon's Shia community vanished suddenly during a visit to Libya. Now #BBCEye presents significant new evidence that may hold the clue to the cleric's fate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Imam Musa al-Sadr's disappearance sent shock waves through the Middle East and politicians and journalists demanded answers from the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Yet as BBC journalist Moe Shreif reports despite dozens of"
YouTube Link 2025-09-01T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 164.2K engagements
"What do tech pioneers think about the AI revolution - The Engineers BBC World Service Three leading engineers discuss the impact of the AI revolution. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Intelligent machines are remaking our world. The speed of their improvement is accelerating fast and every day there are more things they can do better than us. There are risks but the opportunities for human society are enormous. Three engineers at the forefront of that revolution come to London to join Caroline Steel and a public audience at the Great Hall of Imperial College."
YouTube Link 2024-08-10T11:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Living alongside polar bears in the Canadian Arctic - BBC World Service In the polar bear capital of the world melting sea ice spells transformation and danger. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM While scientists in Churchill Manitoba race to understand how to protect polar bears that are threatened by climate change the town works to keep increasingly hungry bears away from its population. A story of human resilience and respect for nature on the edge of the Canadian Arctic. 00:00 Intro 01:36 Titles 02:07 Meeting the Mayor 02:55 Living with bears 05:32 Out on"
YouTube Link 2025-02-09T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 631.9K engagements
"Who has nuclear weapons and how did they get them - BBC World Service Its [--] years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan. At the time the US was the only country with nuclear capability but now nine countries have nuclear weapons Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we explore how those countries developed their arsenals and why others are being stopped. 00:00 First nuclear detonation 00:39 Which countries have nuclear weapons 01:15 Types of nuclear bombs: fission and fusion 01:55 Eisenhowers Atoms for Peace plan 02:45 Who are the original"
YouTube Link 2025-07-04T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 614.6K engagements
"Will this clever cow change how we view farm animals - BBC World Service #shorts This is Veronika and she's left scientists scratching their heads after she was seen using both ends of a stick to scratch herself. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Scientists believe this is the first time such behaviour has been captured on video and has prompted many to rethink what cattle are capable of. So after watching a video of the 13-year-old Swiss Browns behaviour researchers went to the farm in Austria where she lives to study her. "The cognitive capabilities of cows"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T12:30Z 1.9M followers, 24.6K engagements
"Yaba: The dangerous drug gripping South East Asia - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The Golden Triangle a border region of Thailand Myanmar and Laos is the worlds most active production zone for synthetic drugs like methamphetamine. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Synthetic drugs are made from chemicals instead of plants. But yaba - which as been around for decades and is a mix of caffeine and meth - has swept across the region and has hit Thailand particularly hard because its really cheap and easy to come by. According to UN Office of Drugs and"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 44.5K engagements
"Zarna Garg: Homeless teen to TikTok comedy star Lives Less Ordinary podcast BBC World Service Kicked out of home after refusing an arranged marriage Zarna Garg left Mumbai in pursuit of happiness and ended up an acclaimed comedian touring with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Click here to subscribe to our channel https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Zarna Garg was in her 40s living in New York City when she went to an open mic night for the very first time. Before that shed never even heard of stand up comedy and was only there resentfully at the insistence of her children who were convinced their mother would"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 210.5K engagements
"The new medical innovations that could change everything - The Engineers BBC World Service Three leading engineers discuss the latest advances in engineering inside the human body. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Engineering has moved inside the body to innovate like never before. In neuroscience brain implants can provide psychic communication for people with locked-in syndrome. In medication a new technology aims to deliver chemotherapy and other drugs directly to the parts that need them by bubbles in the blood stream. And ingestible electronics are being"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 592.6K engagements
"Chinas new visa for foreign workers - What in the World podcast BBC World Service In August China launched a new K visa to attract young science and technology graduates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It came into effect on 1st October [----] and although there isnt a lot of information about what the visa will allow people to do its getting a lot of media attention. Many people in China arent happy about it. Thats because millions of Chinese graduates cant find jobs and there are worries over preferential treatment for foreigners. Mengchen Zhang from the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-28T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 100.5K engagements
"Portion sizes: Am I eating the right amount - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service How much food is the right amount - and why is it so hard to work that out Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander explores the world of portion sizes starting with the rise of portion distortion in the United States where supersized sodas and giant restaurant plates became the norm. Nutritionist Lisa Young explains how this shift happened and what its meant for public health. In So Paulo dietitian Marle Alvarenga shares new research comparing Brazil France and the"
YouTube Link 2025-10-22T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 127.3K engagements
"Why the world's superpowers are racing to control the Arctic - BBC World Service Tensions are rising at the top of the world as the Arctic warms faster than anywhere else on earth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Russia and NATO have increased their military presence in the region China is expanding its influence and countries are vying for resources the melting ice may reveal. Here we explain five reasons why the Arctic has become one of the worlds most hotly contested regions. 00:00 Why are tensions high in the Arctic 00:58 What countries are in the Arctic"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.5M engagements
"AI vs Humans: Whos more creative What in the World podcast BBC World Service Can AI make better art literature and music than humans What will the future of AI and creativity look like And how do we even define creativity Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These are some of the big questions swirling around right now. And its something that we discuss a lot on the team. Some people argue that AI is becoming integral to the future of art; making the process more streamlined and time effective. Many creatives also use tools such as ChatGPT to generate ideas. But"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 31.5K engagements
"The Tsimane Amazon tribe where people age better - BBC World Service In the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Bolivia the Tsimane one of the most remote indigenous peoples on the continent stand out for one thing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM People here age more slowly than other populations and the older Tsimane enjoy exceptional vitality as several scientific studies have shown. What is their secret BBC News Mundo travelled to meet them. 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Meeting Martina 03:12 Studying the Tsimane 04:24 Is their diet the key 06:40 Meeting Juan"
YouTube Link 2024-08-13T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.2M engagements
"Does carbon offsetting actually work - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Carbon offsetting is a way to try to balance carbon emissions. Its when an individual company or governments invest in projects that try to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to compensate for their own carbon footprint. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Many of the schemes - like planting trees protecting forests or switching to cleaner fuels - are set up in places like Africa or South America. But how do these schemes work in practice Do they actually reduce the overall"
YouTube Link 2025-01-09T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 584K engagements
"The Killing Call Ep 2: Sidhu Moose Wala and the Murder that Shook India - BBC World Service Docs EPISODE 2: Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On [--] May [----] Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired hitmen who followed his car shot him through the windscreen and left him to die. As news of the killing spread across India and around the world a gangster named Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the hit. But three"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T23:20Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements
"North Korea's celebrity defectors - BBC World Service Documentaries There are [------] North Korean defectors currently living in South Korea. Most have fled the brutal regime of Kim Jong-un in the hope of a better life and some of them have become celebrities. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM We follow two North Koreans as they gain fame in front of the camera capitalising on their defector status yet struggle to move on from their past. Watch more films from our Life Changes documentary series exploring how we respond to the changes in the world around - and"
YouTube Link 2020-03-28T06:00Z 1.9M followers, 465.3K engagements
"How to deal with stress - What in the World podcast BBC World Service It could be your morning commute to school or work juggling studying for exams and your social life or just the constant ping of news notifications from your phone. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Whatever it is stress is something most of us experienceand sometimes it can tip over into feeling overwhelmed or even burnout. So - what can you do about it BBC presenter and psychologist Claudia Hammond breaks down the data on stress explains what triggers it and gives us her tips on how to"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 119.6K engagements
"How Claudia Jones fought racism with the Notting Hill Carnival - BBC World Service Witness History In January [----] the Trinidadian journalist and activist Claudia Jones launched an indoor Caribbean carnival at St. Pancras Town Hall in response to race riots that had taken place in Nottingham and London's Notting Hill area. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Claudia who had been expelled from America for being a communist organised the event to celebrate Caribbean culture. Televised by the BBC the carnival brochure declared that "A people's art is the genesis of"
YouTube Link 2024-08-24T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 25.8K engagements
"How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World Service Reading may feel like something that comes naturally but it's taken thousands of years for our brains to develop the capacity to do it. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM That process has in turn transformed the brain's physiology. But reading on screens and smartphones could already be changing the way our brains work. 00:00 Why aren't we born able to read 00:48 What is the origin of reading 01:12 What impact does reading have on the brain 01:39 How does reading different languages impact the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-06T18:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.6M engagements
"Do we get enough sleep - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service We spend around a third of our lives sleeping. But many people struggle with insomnia or have difficulty staying asleep and research shows that bad sleep can increase the risk of multiple health conditions. How harmful is bad sleep to our health And what can we do about it Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond speaks with Professor Russell Foster Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute at the University of Oxford and author and sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan about"
YouTube Link 2025-03-15T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 748.7K engagements
"Meow Meow: Inside Russia's Mephedrone Teen Crisis - BBC World Service Documentaries #BBCEye gains rare access to the hidden world of Russias teenage mephedrone market: meeting the dealers chemists addicts and police battling the brutal synthetic drug market. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM BBC Eye Investigations exposes the growing problem of mephedrone use among Russian teenagers a synthetic drug known as meow or the poor man's cocaine - following the entire drug chain from Chinese precursors to Russian production labs to the lives destroyed by addiction."
YouTube Link 2025-09-25T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service High prices busy lives and the rise of intermittent fasting mean more people are skipping breakfast. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander speaks to three experts in nutrition about whether that matters. She finds out what its best to eat for your first meal of the day and when is best to have it. Experts Courtney Peterson a researcher in intermittent fasting and associate professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the United States."
YouTube Link 2025-09-29T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 726.8K engagements
"Can Peru tackle political instability & soaring crime - World Questions podcast BBC World Service This programme was recorded on 7th October [----]. Since then President Boluarte has been forced from office and her replacement has pledged to get a grip on crime. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Peru has escaped from poverty and paramilitary violence that once threatened the state itself; huge reserves of natural resources have helped boost the economy. But political instability corruption and high crime have led to mass protests across the country. Jonny Dymond"
YouTube Link 2025-10-19T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 59.2K engagements
"American mercenaries hired by UAE to kill in Yemen - BBC World Service Documentaries BBC Arabic has secured the first on-camera interviews with US mercenaries from Spear Operations Group hired by the UAE for targeted killings in Yemen. These mercenaries openly discussed their deadly operations with the BBC. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The investigation brought to light alarming evidence that Spear Operations didn't just carry out targeted killings; they also trained Emirati officers in assassination techniques. These skills were then used by the Emiratis"
YouTube Link 2024-01-23T15:50Z 1.9M followers, 1.5M engagements
"AI-trained domestic robots: From science fiction to reality - BBC World Service Domestic helper robots are becoming a genuine possibility thanks to immense investment and leaps in AI. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But asking a robot to safely and efficiently master some of the most basic things in the household like folding laundry or stacking a dishwasher is proving to be a hugely complex technical challenge. The BBC's Joe Tidy travel to Silicon Valley to meet some of the companies racing each other to ship a useful bot to homes as early as this year."
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 591.7K engagements
"Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines' - BBC World Service A landmark trial is underway in California that examines the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lawyers for the plaintiff referred to as K.G.M. will argue that she suffered from mental health issues as a result of social media addiction. Her team claims that the named social media companies deliberately built addiction machines that use the algorithm to keep young people hooked. K.G.M.s lawyers also argue that Meta and YouTube failed to warn of the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T17:19Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Have we already found the fountain of youth - The Global Story BBC World Service Scientists are optimistic that existing drugs that could one day slow or reverse our ageing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For centuries people have pursued the dream of eternal youth. It might seem like the stuff of myth or science fiction but researchers have been making fascinating progress in understanding what happens in our bodies as we age. Theres optimism that we might soon be able to use drugs to slow down or even reverse how we age extending the number of years we"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 495K engagements
"Should zoos exist - What in the World podcast BBC World Service An estimated [---] million people visit zoos every year. Some people see these facilities as a great way to teach people about nature and to save species from extinction. Others think theyre cruel and unnecessary. Its a heated debate. And now as more and more people are watching animal rescue videos on Instagram and TikTok it feels like the debate is hotter than ever. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM William Lee Adams from the What in the Word team talks us through the history of zoos including how"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 258.4K engagements
"The Amazon: Why it matters to our climate - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service The Amazon has often been called the lungs of the planet but is it now struggling to breathe Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of The Climate Question Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar meet Dr Erika Berenguer an ecologist from the University of Oxford to find out how the worlds largest rainforest is changing. They discover why the Amazon is vital for global climate stability; storing billions of tonnes of carbon creating rain vital to the whole of South"
YouTube Link 2025-11-03T13:34Z 1.9M followers, 100.8K engagements
"Did body positivity ever reach Asia - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Bodyweight influences in Asia - from fashion to K-pop to social media. We examine perceptions around thinness and why Asia didnt follow the body positivity movement championed in Western countries. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The pressure to be thin shapes how many young people in Asia see their bodies with extreme diets amplified on social media. In this episode host Mariko Oi speaks to Rachel Lee from the Asia Specific team and chef and food writer Jenny Dorsey about"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T00:00Z 1.9M followers, [----] engagements
"Can you travel without wrecking the planet - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Costa Rica is known as a world leader in eco-tourism. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It has lush rainforests tranquil beaches and protected wildlife and is famous for sustainable travel. Its part of a growing market that promises to protect nature support local economies and let people explore the world without harming it. But can tourism ever really be eco-friendly Or is the very act of getting on a plane staying at a resort or hotel and taking selfies in pristine"
YouTube Link 2025-08-14T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 55.1K engagements
"How AI uses our drinking water - BBC World Service More than a billion messages are sent to AI chatbots every day and each interaction uses water. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM There are concerns artificial intelligence is putting stress on drinking water sources. Here we explain why AI uses water and how even more will be needed in the future. 00:00 Sam Altman's 1/15th of a teaspoon figure 01:04 How much water does AI use: study 01:36 Why does AI use water 02:01 Why do servers get hot 02:34 How does liquid cooling work 03:29 Where have there been protests"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 811.6K engagements
"Bans on social media and phones: what's the evidence - What in the World podcast BBC World Service We explore different approaches to social media and phone bans around the world. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Phones have become an essential part of most peoples everyday lives and debates about them in schools - as well as teenagers access to social media - are internationally hot topics. BBC journalist Hayley Clarke joins us in the studio to talk through different approaches to social media and phone bans in schools around the world. We also hear from"
YouTube Link 2024-12-05T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 3.4M engagements
"How are doctors dealing with climate change - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service Did you know that climate change is already having major health impacts around the world and they are expected to get bigger as our planet gets warmer Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These impacts range from heat stroke to the spread of tropical diseases; from hospitals losing power during extreme weather to the effect on our mental health. In this edition of The Climate Question filmed in July [----] Graihagh Jackson chats to two doctors from Malaysia and Egypt about"
YouTube Link 2025-12-01T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 39.9K engagements
"The story behind Manchester's legendary Reno nightclub - Witness History BBC World Service In [----] Nigerian man Phil Magbotiwan opened a brand new nightclub in Manchester England. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In part because of his own personal experiences of racism Phil wanted to create somewhere where everyone would be welcome Manchesters first racially inclusive nightclub the Reno was born. The nightclub became a particularly important space for Manchester's mixed heritage community who felt unwelcome in city centre venues. Phils youngest daughter Lisa"
YouTube Link 2022-10-26T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 12.5K engagements
"Are you ever too old to have a baby - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In countries across the world women are deciding to delay motherhood. Increased access to education more career opportunities and less financial stability means that more and more women are having children later in life. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But fewer babies now could mean more economic pressures on the rest of us in the future. We explore this complex topic with the BBC's Population Correspondent Stephanie Hegarty and Professor of Reproductive Science at University"
YouTube Link 2024-03-30T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.8M engagements
"What is the future of working from home - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Many companies are bringing staff back into the office for more or all of the working week. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM When the Covid-19 pandemic upended the usual way of doing business most firms were forced to change their operating practices allowing employees to work remotely where possible. But what may have looked like a permanent revolution at one stage is becoming a distant memory for some workers. Host Caitrona Perry talks to the BBCs employment correspondent"
YouTube Link 2025-02-15T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Epstein files: Pressure mounts on the White House - The President's Path podcast BBC World Service Political pressure mounts on the Trump administration after the release of more Epstein files. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On this episode Caitrona Perry Bernd Debusmann and Courtney Subramanian look at the ongoing pressure on Donald Trumps administration over the Epstein files. They also discuss the announcement of a new trade deal with India and President Trumps calls to Republicans to nationalise the vote. Every weekend The Presidents Path explores the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 76.4K engagements
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YouTube Link 2023-05-01T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 152.3K engagements
"What is narcissism An expert explains - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Am I a narcissist Am I dating a narcissist Is narcissism becoming more common How do I spot a narcissist Can narcissists change or be treated Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM These are just some of the many questions which people - especially on social media - ask about narcissism. Its a term which gets banded around A LOT these days but what actually is it Well we took five of the most asked questions about narcissism and put them to an expert. In this episode we sit down"
YouTube Link 2025-09-04T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 214K engagements
"How hot could our planet get - The Climate Question podcast BBC World Service We know the planet is getting hotter because of emissions from greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide. But just how hot could it get Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this edition of The Climate Question Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar chat to NASA scientist Kate Marvel about the world of climate modelling. Kate has spent decades trying to work out what will happen to our planet as emissions of carbon dioxide increase. Although the basic facts of climate change are clear"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 58.3K engagements
"From rags to riches: The story of Abu Dhabi - Witness History BBC World Service Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and one of the richest cities in the world. But before oil was discovered the inhabitants lived in extreme poverty with no roads schools or hospitals. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Born in Abu Dhabi in [----] author Mohammed Al Fahim grew up barefoot and without access to clean water. He describes the incredible transformation of his home. Check out more Witness History videos here:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-03T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 130.7K engagements
"Seizing the West Bank: Extremist Israeli settlers in control - BBC World Service Documentaries Since Hamas militants killed around [----] people in Israel on [--] October [----] extremist Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank are increasingly using violence to seize land and property which is forcing many Palestinians from their homes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Settlements Above the Law a new film from the #BBCEye Investigations team reveals how these settlers are establishing a new type of illegal settlement known as a herding outpost giving them access"
YouTube Link 2024-09-02T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 928.5K engagements
"Overtourism: How to be a responsible tourist - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service More tourists are going on holiday than ever before coinciding with a rise in protests against tourists and growing concerns about the impact on local cultures and climates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In this episode of The Global Story Lucy Hockings is joined by Rajan Datar host of The Travel Show to discuss the problems of overtourism and what tourists and locals can do to protect the places we love to visit. 00:00 Introduction 01:23 A record year for tourism"
YouTube Link 2024-06-29T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.1M engagements
"How North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion in crypto - BBC World Service Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out hundreds of millions of dollars of their record-breaking $1.5 billion crypto heist. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The criminals known as the Lazarus Group swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in an audacious and remarkable hack on the crypto exchange ByBit last month. Since then they have been in a cat-and-mouse game with the company and legions of crypto fans trying to stop them from turning the"
YouTube Link 2025-03-11T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 319K engagements
"Is Iceland the gender-equality haven for women it seems to be - BBC World Service A special report for BBC [---] Women asks: Is Iceland the best place in the world to be a woman Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The country tops world rankings when it comes to gender parity: parental leave conditions are so good that nearly 90% of working-age women have jobs and progressive teaching methods aim at reversing gender stereotypes. But it is also a country with persistently high rates of gender-based violence: about 40% of women subjected to physical and sexual"
YouTube Link 2024-12-10T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 540.3K engagements
"Britain's new Hongkongers - BBC World Service Documentaries Since last year over a hundred thousand people from Hong Kong have left everything they know to escape a government accused of eroding freedoms and to start new lives in the UK. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM As Elaine Chong follows some of Britain's new Hongkongers she discovers that while some have found less stressful lives others have discovered the city's political tensions have followed them on the journey. YouTuber credits: Heidis Haven in the UK [--] Joulohuiuk UK Additional Images credit:"
YouTube Link 2022-09-14T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 1M engagements
"Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Research into ultra-processed foods suggests they could be linked to health problems including cancers heart disease obesity and depression - but scientists are yet to agree on how they actually affect us. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Often mass-produced and containing multiple additives UPFs have become the target of nutritionists and clean-living advocates alike. But given how common they are can we realistically avoid them On this episode Lucy Hockings speaks"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 835.9K engagements
"Is a vegan diet better for your health - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service The number of vegans is on the rise across the world with many people swearing by the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. But does a vegan diet really improve your health Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This episode of CrowdScience (broadcast on radio in September 2019) explores the evidence about whether vegans are likely to live longer. With new highly processed meat alternatives becoming increasingly available in supermarkets and restaurants menus what effect are they"
YouTube Link 2020-02-04T15:21Z 1.9M followers, 607K engagements
"Why young women are donating their eggs - What in the World podcast BBC World Service The reasons women donate their eggs vary significantly. Some people say they feel a sense of pride knowing they may help other women conceive children. Others say they wanted to earn a bit of extra cash since many clinics are willing to pay donors for their eggs. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Charlotte Edwards BBC Business reporter explains how the process of egg donation works and how it varies by country. Plus: Elaine Chong an egg donor in the United Kingdom and BBC"
YouTube Link 2024-12-12T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 214.4K engagements
"The Killing Call Ep 1: Sidhu Moose Wala and the Murder that Shook India - BBC World Service Docs Three years after the murder of Punjabi hip-hop icon Sidhu Moose Wala #BBCEye questions the gangster who says he ordered the killing. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On [--] May [----] Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired hitmen who followed his car shot him through the windscreen and left him to die. As news of the killing spread across India and around the world a gangster named Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the hit. But three years later"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.7M engagements
"What salt does do to your food and body - The Food Chain podcast BBC World Service Do you know how much salt you should be eating And if I tell you its less than [--] grams a day do you know how much that is Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact its having on the food might surprise you. Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the magical chemical reaction happening on your tongue when you eat salt and why your brain responds to that. We hear about"
YouTube Link 2024-10-24T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 115.2K engagements
"Inside South Korea's K-beauty obsession - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service As South Korea's entertainment and cultural soft power surges abroad the country's cosmetics industry known as K-beauty is also riding the wave of growing popularity. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM K-beauty skincare and makeup brands have gone mainstream in the US and UK with sales worth billions of dollars and social media platforms driving global demand. But behind the glossy packaging and viral trends is a society long associated with intense high pressure beauty standards"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 162.7K engagements
"The Greenlandic families in Denmark fighting to get their children back - BBC World Service Greenlandic parents across Denmark are fighting to be reunited with their children who were taken into care after authorities used parenting competency tests as part of assessments to judge their ability to raise them. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After banning the tests for use on Greenlandic people the Danish government has now pledged to review around [---] child removals but not everyones cases are being looked at. 00:00 Introduction 01:32 A protest against the"
YouTube Link 2025-11-22T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 195.4K engagements
"Why are we going back to the moon - BBC World Service More than [--] years since humans were last on the moon theres a race to go back. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The US and China are both planning missions to the lunar surface and both want to build permanent bases. Its a close race and the prize is prestige and access to the moons resources. So why are we going back now And why has it taken so long 00:00 When was the last mission to the moon 00:34 What was the space race 02:02 What is Chinas moon programme 02:52 What is NASAs Artemis programme 04:27 Are"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 870.5K engagements
"Why protecting animal migrations could help the planet - The Climate Question BBC World Service From wildebeest in the Serengeti to sharks in the sea climate change is altering animal migrations. It's not just impacting the wildlife but our fight against climate change itself. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every year the great migration sees hundreds of thousands of wildebeest gazelles zebras and antelopes migrate from the Serengeti plains in Tanzania to Kenya's Maasai Mara in search of water and juicy grass. But rising temperatures and unpredictable"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 719.7K engagements
"How immigration will define the US election - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service In the fifth of our pre-election series we look at America and. immigration. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US People crossing the southern border has become a hot button topic in next months election. Former president Donald Trumps forceful policies have helped him motivate a base of loyal supporters. Whereas Vice-President Harris has had just weeks to convince Americans that she has a plan. What"
YouTube Link 2024-10-26T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 73.1K engagements
"Which country has the best education in the world - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service A good education can help change lives but some children face huge barriers. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Every few years countries around the world compete in global rankings to see which nation is deemed to have the best school system in the world. Schools in Asia often get the best results and other countries like Estonia and Canada are also highly praised. But in many parts of the world there are often huge barriers to getting children into the classroom at"
YouTube Link 2024-12-07T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5M engagements
"The billion dollar Bangladesh bank heist The Lazarus Heist Episode [--] - BBC World Service podcast A faulty printer an empty room and the most daring cyber theft ever attempted. The Bangladesh Bank heist begins. Could North Korea be involved Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Lazarus Heist is the story of notorious hackers the Lazarus Group who have been breaking in all over the world in all sorts of places - movie companies banks TV stations even hospitals. Theyre dangerous because theyre unpredictable. You never know where theyll strike next and they dont"
YouTube Link 2021-05-16T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 295K engagements
"The hidden lives of sex workers in Brazil's illegal gold mines - BBC World Service Deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest sex is traded for gold dug straight from the earth. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The lives of women here are shaped by the illegal gold mines and the brothels that spring up alongside them. For some they are a source of survival; for others a source of suffering. The area occupied by mining in Brazil has more than doubled in the last decade with much of the gold ending up in the EU North America and countries around the world. But the"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 5.7M engagements
"Nika's Last Breath - BBC World Service Documentaries In September [----] 16-year-old Nika Shakarami attended a Woman Life Freedom protest in Tehran. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM That day pictures taken of her burning her hijab made her an icon in the eyes of Irans protestors and a target in the eyes of the Iranian government. Nika never went home. Irans government claimed she jumped from a building but her mother never accepted it. Now #BBCEye investigates a shocking new document purportedly written by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps which reveals"
YouTube Link 2024-04-29T23:29Z 1.9M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Epigenetics: Can we change our genes - BBC World Service How can identical twins with identical genomes acquire different characteristics over their lifetimes Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its do with epigenetics. Scientists have discovered that our body has an incredible ability to turn on or off parts of its genome according to our habits our experiences and the environment in which we live. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 How genetics can change in twins 00:57 Epigenetics 02:32 How embryos get genetic information 03:38 Can trauma be passed down through our"
YouTube Link 2024-10-10T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 553.8K engagements
"Who will win the next election in Hungary - World Questions podcast BBC World Service With elections due in April [----] can the right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban who has been in power for [--] years hold off his main political challenger Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a debate with leading Hungarian politicians and academics who take questions from the public across Hungary. The Panel: Andras Laszlo MEP Fidesz Party Timea Szabo MP PM Green Party Boris Kalnoky journalist and analyst. Head of the Media School at Mathias Corvinus"
YouTube Link 2026-01-25T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 54.6K engagements
"What do young Kenyans really want - World Questions BBC World Service Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that have rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths. Kenya is a young country where 67% of its youth is unemployed some of them say that the new generation is not being listened to. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Jonny Dymond chairs a panel fielding questions covering alternatives to government leadership inequality and whether abductions and killings in Kenya are part of a concerted effort from"
YouTube Link 2025-12-14T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 236.8K engagements
"How Gen Z and TikTok are changing the way we speak - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service Social media is driving language change around the world at a rate never seen before. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With these changes come greater homogenisation and a risk of linguicide as we all adapt to a rapidly changing linguistic landscape. So why are things changing so fast is it a problem and what could it mean for the future of how we communicate On this episode Neil Edgeller from BBC Learning English and journalist author and linguist Sophia Smith"
YouTube Link 2024-11-23T13:00Z 1.9M followers, 1.8M engagements
"How AI is changing the job market - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Applying for jobs is tough. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM First youve got to find the adverts and openings then theres the mental energy and time required to put in an application - and thats before you get to the nerve wracking interviews. But some of us are finding that process even harder than normal - putting in loads of applications and never hearing back. Some recent studies suggest that AI is a contributing factor with younger workers being replaced by AI in some"
YouTube Link 2025-09-16T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 577.4K engagements
"Silk Road: The history behind key global trade region & China's renewed interest - BBC World Service Nestled between some of the biggest players on the geopolitical stage is a vast region filled with high mountains unnavigable rivers wide open steppes and one of the worlds worst man-made ecological disasters. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Central Asia has a rich history as a centre for culture trade and innovation but after more than a hundred years of Russian and Soviet influence the five countries that now make up the region are finding their feet again"
YouTube Link 2025-04-08T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 159.4K engagements
"What are the health benefits of massage - CrowdScience podcast BBC World Service Massage has been used for thousands of years to soothe our aches and pains and help us relax. But which techniques are backed up by evidence Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM CrowdScience listeners Catherine and Stacy are keen for us to untangle this knotty issue so presenter Caroline Steel selflessly ventures from her desk to the massage table all in the name of science. Is there such thing as a muscle 'knot' and can massage help to get rid of them Does lactate build up in our"
YouTube Link 2022-03-30T23:00Z 1.9M followers, 554.5K engagements
"Priyanka Chopra Jonas on body shaming social media and pay parity - BBC World Service Priyanka Chopra Jonas never dreamt of becoming famous but then she won the [----] Miss World pageant which provided a small-town girl with a springboard for an international career. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In an interview with BBC [---] Womens Yogita Limaye the Indian actress and producer speaks about body shaming pay parity and the pressure social media can bring. She says she was getting paid 10% of her male co-actors salary while starring in Bollywood movies and its"
YouTube Link 2023-02-11T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements
"What is the future of winter sports in a warming world - The Climate Question BBC World Service Winter sports face challenges from shrinking glaciers to changes in snowfall. So how can events like the Winter Olympics adapt to climate change Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Skiing snowboarding and ski-jumping rely on one thing: snow. But as temperatures rise snowfall is becoming less reliable there can be too little of it too much of it and it can be too slushy Its a huge challenge both for elite winter sports and for the millions of tourists who visit ski"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 19.1K engagements
"A simple guide to chaos theory - BBC World Service According to classical physics and the laws of Isaac Newton it should be easy to predict the behaviour of objects throughout the universe with relative ease. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But in [----] a meteorologist unwittingly discovered this was not the case that there was a lot more uncertainty around us. Here's how chaos theory and its butterfly effect has changed the way we think about our Universe. Find more science videos in our playlist 👉🏽"
YouTube Link 2024-07-02T12:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.6M engagements
"Can electric bikes save Vietnam's most polluted cities - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City rank among the worlds most polluted cities - and millions of petrol motorbikes are huge contributors to the pollution. Vietnams government now says it has the answer: electric bikes. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Vietnam is betting on one of the boldest electric mobility plans pushing more than [--] million riders to switch from petrol motorbikes to e-bikes starting in the capital. The aim is to clear the air - but the transition raises"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 138K engagements
"Why Europe is asking women to get ready to fight Russia - BBC World Service Across Europe more women are being trained for war as tensions with Russia rise. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Some countries are introducing conscription policies - requiring citizens to do a period of military service. Here we explore what that means for Europes defences and the men and women being called for duty. 00:00 Europe is turning to conscripting women as tensions with Russia rise 01:05 How conscription changed from the World Wars to the Cold War 02:20 The countries which"
YouTube Link 2025-11-23T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 307.2K engagements
"Kim Ju Ae: The daughter who could rule North Korea - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service For the past [--] years Kim Jong Un has been the face of North Korea but now a new Kim is increasingly sharing the stage. This episode was republished on February 1st [----] after the original version contained factual errors about who Kim Ju Ae has met. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Kim Ju Ae the teenage daughter of the North Korean leader is increasingly being seen at her fathers side during major events. Is she being groomed to become the first female leader in the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-01T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 51.8K engagements
"Can we save the sinking cities of New York & Jakarta - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Dozens of coastal cities from Jakarta to Manila are sinking at a worrying speed. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Climate change too much water being pumped out of the ground for drinking and the type of land cities are built on all contribute to the problem. But people around the world are coming up with innovative ways to tackle this. Aghnia Adzkia a BBC journalist based in Jakarta shares why Indonesias capital is particularly vulnerable and how people there"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 297.3K engagements
"Infertile: A couple's personal experience of IVF - BBC [---] Women BBC World Service BBC Mundo journalist Ana Mara Roura and her husband Sebastien Jess share their personal journey of attempting to become parents. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM After receiving a diagnosis of infertility the couple turns to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) the most common technique in assisted reproduction. They recorded their treatments for more than three years and filmed a sort of diary that helps the audience understand the process from a scientific perspective but also dig in"
YouTube Link 2025-01-26T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 23.4K engagements
"How to get your best nights sleep - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping. BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr"
YouTube Link 2025-07-17T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 343.2K engagements
"Poland - Belarus border: The illegal gateway to Europe - BBC World Service Over the last few years tens of thousands of migrants many from the Middle East and Africa have attempted to cross the border into Poland from Belarus through the Bialowieza Forest. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The increased footfall is creating both a humanitarian and ecological crisis that Belarus is accused of exacerbating for political gain. The BBCs World Service has travelled to the forest to investigate how the Belarusian government profits both from people smuggling and"
YouTube Link 2025-03-13T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 76.9K engagements
"Why Japans PM is calling an early election - Asia Specific podcast BBC World Service Japans first female prime minister has called a snap election just three months into the job - a high-risk move critics call opportunistic and supporters say is about securing a public mandate. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Sanae Takaichi is riding high in the polls boosted by viral moments on the world stage - from an unexpected drum duet with South Koreas president to eye-catching selfies with global leaders. But her surprise diplomacy comes against a far more"
YouTube Link 2026-01-21T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 64.3K engagements
"The AI models making huge money on Instagram - BBC World Service Should AI influencers be given sports and nutrition sponsorship deals Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Aitana Lopez is the most popular of the new wave of realistic-looking AI influencers and the agency that created her say they are making thousands a months from her. We visit the Barcelona-based creators of Aitana - the most popular and highest earning AI Instagram model to find out how they curate and create her life which is followed closely by [------] followers. 00:00 On a location shoot with"
YouTube Link 2024-11-12T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 871.7K engagements
"Can Peru continue to protect its uncontacted indigenous tribe - BBC World Service Half of all isolated tribes could be wiped out in the next decade if more is not done to help them according to a new report by the NGO Survival International. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM 00:00 Intro 00:48 A forest encounter with the uncontacted tribe 01:22 Who are the Mashco Piro 02:52 Leticia hears the isolated tribe for the first time 03:54 A raid by the uncontacted neighbours 05:41 Managing first contact with an Amazon tribe 07:28 Why are isolated people so vulnerable"
YouTube Link 2025-11-05T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 819.6K engagements
"Whats it like inside Turkmenistans Darvaza Crater - What in the World podcast BBC World Service In the middle of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan theres a massive fiery pit officially called the Darvaza Crater - but also known as the gates of hell. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The fire - which is man made - has been burning for over [--] years. But now satellite images suggest that the brightness of the crater has started to dim. Turkmenistan is trying to finally put out the fire. Alex from the What in the World team tells us all about how the fire"
YouTube Link 2025-01-02T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 729K engagements
"Are anti-ageing products fine for younger skin - What in the World podcast BBC World Service Its not uncommon to see advice online on how to get beautiful glossy skin and what trendy skincare products can help achieve it. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But some of the best-selling products contain ingredients like exfoliating acids or retinol that can cause damage if used incorrectly. Dermatologists are worried about the increasing number of children trying expensive serums cleansers and creams promoted on social media that are not suitable for their age."
YouTube Link 2025-02-13T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 411.6K engagements
"Exposed: Chinas growing hidden camera porn industry - BBC World Service Documentaries Criminals are hiding cameras in hotel rooms and private homes across China to secretly film unsuspecting victims having sex and then selling the footage online. #BBCEye investigates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Behind the profit lies devastating consequences for the people whose most intimate moments are made public without their consent. But its not just victims who are affected; women across China are going to extreme lengths to avoid being caught on camera. For over"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T00:01Z 1.9M followers, 235.6K engagements
"Why does Donald Trump want Venezuelas oil - BBC World Service The United States produces more oil than any other country. So why does President Donald Trump want more - and how does Venezuela fit into this Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here we take a deep dive into the world of oil and explain how it has shaped the US and the global order. 00:00 The US is the worlds biggest oil producer why does it want more 00:34 Not all oil is the same 01:52 The key to understanding the US oil industry 02:36 Americas shale oil boom and the economics of oil 03:28 The"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T10:47Z 1.9M followers, 903.3K engagements
"DeepSeek TikTok Temu: How China is taking the lead in tech - BBC World Service DeepSeek TikTok CapCut Shein Temu BYD DJI Huawei - Chinese technology is everywhere and in many areas the country is challenging the former high-tech powerhouses. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Its all down to an ambitious plan China set out [--] years ago. The Made in China [----] project vowed to turn China from the worlds factory to the worlds innovator. And according to experts they have largely succeeded. So how did they do it and what does it mean for the rest of the world and"
YouTube Link 2025-02-07T00:00Z 1.9M followers, 2.8M engagements
"What is the Body Mass Index and is it the best measure of obesity - CrowdScience BBC World Service CrowdScience listener Maik wants to know what the Body Mass Index is and what his BMI score says about his body. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Maik trains dogs for a living and wonders if like different breeds of dog we simply have different body types So Marnie Chesterton comes up with some answers talking to doctors about how the BMI is used and misused in clinical practice and looks at some alternative methods for measuring our body composition. She also"
YouTube Link 2024-05-14T12:01Z 1.9M followers, 99.7K engagements
"Why fertility and birth rates are falling - The Global Story podcast BBC World Service The proportion of people without children is growing around the world. Why Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For some this new reality reflects changing social attitudes and a desire not to have children but for others the decision has been taken out of their hands by a range of factors. The latest statistics available reflect the extent to which this has become a global phenomenon. In the US the birth rate is at a record low and China reported its first population decline"
YouTube Link 2024-12-28T13:01Z 1.9M followers, 1M engagements
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YouTube Link 2023-03-06T01:00Z 1.9M followers, 21K engagements
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YouTube Link 2023-04-03T23:00Z 1.8M followers, [----] engagements
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